Data Center Cooling

The Unsung Heroes of Data Centers: Industrial Control Panels

In the high-tech world of data centers—where petabytes of data flow every second and uptime is measured in milliseconds—there’s a quiet, powerful force working behind the scenes: industrial control panels. While servers and switches often steal the spotlight, control panels are the backbone that keeps the entire facility running safely, efficiently, and reliably. Powering the…

Power, Cooling, and Risk: What It Takes to Bring a 100MW AI Data Center Online

The industry knows how to build data centers. What it’s still figuring out is how to turn on AI factories at scale. With facilities now crossing 100 megawatts—far beyond the 5 to 10 megawatt norm of traditional builds—operators are no longer just validating equipment. They’re testing whether entire systems—power, cooling, controls, and the teams behind…

The Next Data Center Bottleneck Isn’t Power or Cooling — It’s People: The Data Center Workforce

With the rapid rise of AI workloads, data centers are being built with higher power density, stricter reliability expectations, and cooling technologies that are evolving faster than most teams can adapt. As a result, these facilities aren’t just getting bigger—they’re becoming harder to operate, harder to staff, and far less forgiving when something goes…

AI Is Forcing a Rethink of Data Center Infrastructure at Every Level

The data center industry is being redefined by AI’s demand for faster, denser, and more scalable infrastructure. According to McKinsey, average rack power densities have more than doubled in just two years. It went from approximately 8 kW to 17 kW, and is expected to hit 30 kW by 2027. Global data center power demand is projected…

Reflection and What’s Ahead: How Applied Digital Built the AI Factories of Tomorrow

As AI adoption accelerates at an unprecedented pace—ChatGPT alone sees 2.5 billion daily prompts just two and a half years after launch—digital infrastructure is racing to keep up. At the center of this transformation are purpose-built data centers, evolving from air-cooled Bitcoin facilities to liquid-cooled “AI factories” designed to power the next generation of…

Execution at Scale: How Applied Digital Is Powering AI Infrastructure in Ellendale

AI infrastructure is evolving at breakneck speed, and the real challenge is no longer just designing next-generation data centers—it’s executing them at scale. As demand for AI-ready facilities grows, operators must adapt to immense increases in power density, new cooling technologies, and unconventional deployment locations. Power density requirements for AI workloads are pushing the…

A Greener Future in HVAC: Balancing Innovation and Environmental Responsibility with Mike Donahue

In an industry grappling with unprecedented changes, from liquid cooling innovations to bridging labor gaps, the HVAC world is evolving rapidly. With sustainability and efficiency becoming central themes, it’s a critical moment for rethinking solutions and workforce development. The stakes are high—data centers alone, for instance, are expected to account for 3-4% of global…

Applied Digital Ellendale AI Data Center: January 2025 Update

Cooling systems and network infrastructure near completion as the facility advances toward full operational capacity

Sustainability and Innovation in the Data Center Industry: Insights from Rob Ussher

Data center operators are rebalancing operational demands with environmental accountability through efficiency-driven innovation

September 2024 Update on Applied Digital’s Cutting-Edge Ellendale AI Data Center

A 363,000 square-foot AI data center in North Dakota reveals how enterprises are building infrastructure to power next-generation computing demands

Designing Sustainable and Scalable Data Centers for the AI Revolution

Building the cooling and energy infrastructure required to power the next generation of AI without breaking environmental commitments

Applied Digital’s Ellendale AI Data Center: Pioneering the Future of Accelerated AI Computing in North Dakota

A 363,000-square-foot North Dakota facility sets new standards for powering the next generation of AI workloads at massive scale

The Future of Data Centers: Cooling, Power, and ESG with Saqib Ashraf

AI-driven computing demands force data centers to rethink cooling strategies while balancing power consumption and sustainability goals

The Future of AI in Data Centers: Navigating the Next Frontier in Computing with Bill Kleyman

AI's explosive demand is forcing data centers to rethink infrastructure and expand beyond traditional tech hubs