Feature
Why AI Broke the Data Center
For two decades, the data center was a solved problem. Then large-model training arrived and invalidated every assumption that held the industry together.
Depth 04 — Campus · Section landing
The Data Center
Hyperscale campuses, reliability tiers, colocation and the buildout that is quietly reshaping the power grid.
This section is depth 04 — campus of the descent, expanded · 5 articles
- Feature
Hyperscale: The Campuses Being Built for AI
The new generation of AI data centers isn't measured in server rooms — it's measured in geography.
- Explainer
Tiers, Redundancy and the Meaning of ‘Uptime’
The number printed on an SLA tells you less than you think — and AI is rewriting the trade-off anyway.
- Feature
When the Data Center Goes Down
A single hardware failure at one BB&T facility knocked out ATMs, online banking and mobile access for millions of customers — a reminder that resilience is not optional at scale.
- Explainer
Anatomy of a Data-Center Buildout
A Chicago-area web host opens its third Austin facility — and the spec sheet reveals what enterprise-grade colocation actually requires.
