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America invented the future, but China built the power system to run it. As the U.S. faces a massive electricity gap—equal to New York State’s entire peak demand each year—China continues expanding the world’s largest and cheapest grid.

Everyone is watching Elon Musk push X toward becoming the West’s super-app — but the real story sits behind the screen: the enormous energy footprint required to power the AI and real-time systems that make these ambitions possible. AI data centers now consume more electricity and water than many towns, and residents in strained regions are already feeling the impact through higher utility bills and tighter grid capacity. As Musk, OpenAI, Google, Meta, and other AI giants sca

OpenAI’s $300 billion Oracle deal isn’t just about cloud computing; it also raises questions about the dynamics with Microsoft, OpenAI’s largest investor and former exclusive cloud partner. By widening its supplier base to include Oracle, Crusoe, and others, OpenAI reduces Microsoft’s exclusive leverage, creating potential commercial tension as the AI infrastructure race heats up.

In the age of AI, data center decommissioning is increasingly crucial. Managing a data center isn’t just about keeping servers running—it’s about overseeing the full lifecycle of IT infrastructure. From deployment and upgrades to secure decommissioning, every stage requires careful planning to protect sensitive data, maintain compliance, and optimize resources. As organizations modernize and migrate to the cloud, professional data center lifecycle management is more important

Texas leads the U.S. in data center growth. While these facilities power AI and digital services, they also place growing demands on water and energy—raising concerns for everyday citizens and the national power grid.

As banks embrace AI to modernize services and fight fraud, their data infrastructure must keep up. Colocation data centers offer secure, compliant, and scalable environments to protect sensitive financial data—without the burden of building in-house. Learn why colocation is becoming a critical strategy for banking security in the age of AI.