Yondr Secures Power for 500MW Dallas Campus

Amazon $12B Expansion, Corderill Deal Grow Mississippi Tech: In Meridian, tech firm Corderill will invest $100 million at Compass Datacenters' campus, while Amazon will grow in Madison County and locate a data center in Hinds County. #CorporateRealEstate #EconDev #SiteSelection

📢 ValorC3 Data Centers just announced funding for a new data center in Boise, a 10MW facility that'll be their second in the area, expected online around 2027. What caught my attention is how different this is from the 500MW+ mega campuses we keep hearing about. Instead of chasing massive hyperscale, they're going for something more targeted. It's regional capacity, closer to end users, built around enterprise and colocation demand. 🏗️ Boise's an interesting choice too. It's not exactly a traditional data center hub, but it's getting harder to ignore. Good power availability, solid connectivity, and the regional economy's growing. We're seeing more investment there now. 📈 We're looking at two different strategies playing out in parallel, the huge campuses in major markets, and these smaller, more strategic builds in places like Boise. 📊 Which strategy do you think scales better over the next few years? #DataCenter #DigitalInfrastructure #Colocation #SiteSelection #Boise #Idaho MXI Partners Matt Hafford Michael Ferguson Georgiana Dabica Gabe Lyell Oscar Mulligan

The infrastructure conversation has shifted in 2026. It is no longer about cost. It is about whether you can get power at all. Tier-1 markets like Ashburn, Santa Clara, and Phoenix are facing power waiting lists that stretch 18 to 36 months. Hyperscalers have absorbed most of the new builds. For enterprise buyers needing 100 kW to 1 MW, the answer in those markets is increasingly "not until 2027 or 2028." That is why secondary markets are getting a serious look: - Allen and Carrollton, TX have meaningful retail capacity available now - Chicago, Mount Prospect IL has 300 kW ready with a 3-week lead time - Austin and Houston offer Texas-grid economics without the long queues For most workloads, latency to a secondary market is not the constraint people assume. A 5 to 15 millisecond difference rarely affects user experience for SaaS, internal apps, backup, DR, or analytics workloads. What it does change: time to deploy, predictable pricing, and the ability to actually scale when you need to. If your team has been told "no capacity until next year" in a primary market, it is worth running the latency test on a secondary one. The math often works. What capacity timelines are you seeing in your target market? https://lnkd.in/eYz3BXAN #Colocation #DataCenter #Infrastructure #DataCanopy #ITLeadership

Capital is continuing to follow the data center markets that can support real scale. CyrusOne’s reported $1B+ refinancing tied to its Lewisville, Texas data center assets is another strong signal that North Texas is no longer just an emerging market — it is a core digital infrastructure hub. What stands out to me is not only the size of the refinancing, but what it represents. Stabilized, fully leased data center assets are becoming powerful capital engines. When operators can refinance income-producing facilities, they create the ability to reinvest into the next wave of growth — hyperscale campuses, AI-driven infrastructure, power-backed development, and expansion into strategic submarkets like Allen, Fort Worth, and the broader Dallas-Fort Worth region. The data center business is evolving quickly. It is no longer just about building capacity. It is about capital structure, power availability, land control, network access, speed-to-market, and long-term customer demand all working together. North Texas checks a lot of those boxes. As AI and cloud requirements continue to accelerate, the markets that can align power, real estate, fiber, and financial execution will continue to separate themselves. This is where digital infrastructure becomes more than real estate. It becomes strategy. #DigitalInfrastructure #DataCenters #Hyperscale #AIInfrastructure #CloudInfrastructure #NorthTexas #FiberNetworks #DataCenterDevelopment #Telecom #CyrusOne https://lnkd.in/eRfXjKpW

**Investing in Our People: The Foundation of Datacenter Excellence** The datacenter industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by AI and digital transformation. Yet, this expansion brings a critical challenge: nurturing and developing the skilled workforce needed to power these complex environments. I was particularly inspired by Digital Realty's recent partnership with DCD Academy, a proactive step that exemplifies the commitment required to build a sustainable talent pipeline. This initiative highlights several key areas crucial for our industry's future: * 🛠️ **Practical Skill Development**: Equipping engineers, even those without traditional degrees, with the foundational and advanced technical skills necessary for mission-critical operations. * 🏗️ **Clear Career Pathways**: Providing structured onboarding and ongoing learning opportunities that foster continuous professional growth and upward mobility within the sector. * ⚙️ **Industry Accessibility**: Lowering barriers to entry and actively bringing new career opportunities to local communities, ensuring a diverse and robust talent pool. From my perspective at DC People, this isn't just about filling roles; it's about investing in human potential. A well-trained, engaged workforce is the bedrock of operational resilience and innovation. We must collectively champion initiatives that prioritize talent development, making our industry more attractive and accessible to the next generation of datacenter professionals. What strategies are you seeing or implementing to cultivate talent within the datacenter sector? Share your insights below! #Datacenter #WorkforceDevelopment #TalentAcquisition #DigitalRealty #DCDAcademy #SkillsGap #HumanResources #RaymondSteenvoorden #DCPeople

The Talent Defense. Supermicro just added 714,000 square feet to the Bay Area. Who is going to run it? On April 27 2026, Supermicro announced its largest US location yet. This new campus brings their regional footprint to nearly 4 million square feet. While this is a massive win for AI infrastructure, it is an immediate challenge for every other manufacturer in the region. Hundreds of new high-quality roles in engineering and manufacturing are hitting the market this morning. Part 2: The Talent Defense When a giant like Supermicro expands, the instinct for many leaders is to panic and try to lock people down. The "old guard" tries to keep talent with rigid contracts or slightly higher pay. In 2026, that is a losing game. You cannot outspend the tech giants. The best talent isn't looking for the biggest paycheck. They are looking for Autonomy. The Servant Leader Approach: A Servant Leader knows that their most valuable asset is the trust of their team. Instead of top-down control, they focus on: Flexibility as a Feature: They respect that their team has lives outside the plant. If you give a veteran operator the flexibility to manage their own time, they will give you the grit to hit your production targets. Pathways over Paychecks: They don't just hire for a shift. They act as a career agent for their people. When a worker sees a clear path to leadership within your company, they don't answer the recruiter call from the mega fab down the road. Trust over Surveillance: In a world of digital tracking, a leader who trusts their team to do the job right is a rare and attractive commodity. You may not have a 4 million-square-foot campus. But if you have a culture that serves the person as much as the product, you have a defensive wall the giants cannot climb. Are you building a cage for your talent or are you building a platform for them to grow? https://lnkd.in/gJs7EAZR

On Friday, Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed an 18-month ban on new datacenters. She cited a job under contract in the Town of Jay as her key reason. "The 2023 closure of the Androscoggin Mill dealt a devastating blow to the Town of Jay and its surrounding area." The new datacenter promises 800 temporary construction jobs and 100 high-paying permanent jobs. You and I each support datacenters on some level. We're having this conversation inside a LinkedIn datacenter after all. Yet, the concerns are real. Datacenters require electricity and water which are not always abundant where needed. Visually, they break up the aesthetic of small-town America. Distrust in the technical oligarch is only growing. And people are concerned about the future of AI. (Note: I'm currently filming a series on how state agencies can control AI agents so they don't wreak havoc. Stay tuned.) I've been inside a hyperscaler datacenter a handful of times. I stood there in awe of row after row after row of servers that my team had helped design. To be sure, the servers outnumbered the people, but these were high-paying IT jobs. It's nice for employees to take Silicon Valley money and spend it locally. Even the local caterer made out. They weren't flying those daily meals in from Santa Clara. But mostly, I'm finding these tools make me better at my job. We need to find a prudent path forward. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

How do we build infrastructure that doesn't just power the digital economy, but strengthens the people and communities behind it? 🌍☁️ This week, I had the honor of exploring that question with Christina Reddy in a plenary fireside chat titled “Wired for Impact: Infrastructure, Innovation, and the Leaders Who Build What's Next” at the #WomenInTech2026 Global Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. We discussed how curiosity, resilience, and representation are shaping the future of datacenter infrastructure, and what it means to lead with purpose. Here’s what we discussed: • Resilience at scale: We talked about what it takes to operate the world's largest cloud infrastructure at an unprecedented scale. We are architecting a global system that powers billions of customers across industries, and that demands a fundamentally different approach to resilience. We design for failure prevention at every level, because at our scale, our customers' businesses depend on our reliability. A central theme was a challenge that we think about every day: proving that operating at hyperscale, delivering exceptional reliability, and doing it sustainably are not competing priorities. They are interconnected requirements. • Investing in the next generation: We discussed how we are expanding our pipeline to develop the next generation of data center talent, evolving today to meet the challenges of tomorrow. But here's what I've learned after years in this industry: formal programs matter, but they aren't enough. What truly changes careers is a leader who invests in someone, who advocates for them in rooms where decisions are made and opens doors they didn't know existed. That single act can change the entire trajectory of a career. • Transformation starts with leadership: The numbers from our Amazon data center teams tell a powerful story. In Cape Town, more than 36% of our data center workforce and over 41% of managers are women. In Spain, women represent 57% of the management team. These numbers reflect something we've seen consistently: teams with a wider range of perspectives challenge assumptions, solve problems differently, and build more resilient systems. That’s how we don't just build better data centers. That’s how we build a better industry. Building the future of data center infrastructure isn't just about servers, cooling systems, and power distribution. It's about people. It's about being intentional about opportunities, development, and investment. A heartfelt thank you to the Amazon teams and leaders who joined us at the Women in Tech Global Summit 2026. Your openness and wisdom keep reminding me why the future we’re building together is so promising and our responsibility in driving it with intent! ;-) #AWS #Amazon #WomenInTech2026 #WiTGlobalSummit #WiT26xITT #InThisTogether #womenataws #datacenters #DataCenterOperations #Leadership #Excellence #Communityimpact #InCommunities #Cloudcomputing #DataCenters #OperationalExcellence #greatteams

The standalone data center is becoming obsolete. Hyperscalers don’t want isolated buildings anymore.  They want:  ⚡ Expansion certainty  ⚡ Long-term land control  ⚡ Integrated infrastructure ecosystems  That’s why the industry is shifting from facilities… to campuses.  The future of digital infrastructure will be built at district scale. #DataCenters #RealEstate #AIInfrastructure #Hyperscale https://lnkd.in/emwBWbT2