Rich Miller

Hello, Bluesky! I'm all about data centers and the digital infrastructure driving the AI and cloud boom. I've been covering this sector full-time for 24 years. If you're into tech, AI, cloud or data centers, please follow along!

NVIDIA and power specialist MEGMEET are developing 100% liquid-cooled power shelves that eliminate fans. The design shift reflects how the rapid advances in GPU rack density are rippling across the data center, remaking power and cooling hardware. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/liquid-coo...

There’s no better place to see what’s coming next in hyperscale data center technology than the OCP Summit expo. At this year’s event, vendors showed off designs for servers, racks, networking gear, and liquid cooling manifolds and cold plates. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/the-cooles...

"You'll see us grow to 20 gigawatts by 2030."⁣ ⁣ Voltus just raised $225M to pay factories, warehouses and big box stores to use less electricity. DOE says the country needs 80 GW of this by 2030. Dana Guernsey wants Voltus to be a quarter of it.⁣ ⁣ New episode of Energy Empire out now 🗽🔌

CoreWeave says it has brought its first customer online using the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack, the latest NVIDIA AI computing systems. CoreWeave also said it will offer the NVIDIA Vera CPU, which is optimized for agentic AI workloads. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/coreweave-...

Data Center M&A is Poping Off I join the Blockspace podcast to discuss the surge in acquisitions in the data center power sector, and what's driving it. youtu.be/QE9ZYuazev4?...

I recently had the opportunity talk to @nicolehemsoth.bsky.social about a few failures in #HPC and #AI infrastructure that taught me some important lessons about designing systems and managing risks. Have a look, have a listen. Hope others find it interesting! www.vastdata.com/blog/failure...

Google’s Vision: A 1 Gigawatt Geothermal Data Center Google has agreed to buy 396 MWs of power from Fervo Energy, with an option for another 600 MWs. It's the largest enhanced geothermal deal yet, and could power a future Google data center in Utah. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/googles-vi...

U.S. battery installations just had their best quarter ever — and things aren’t slowing down.

OpenAI is moving energy planning within its data center development organization, signaling that power technologies and flexible computing are becoming more integrated into the way the company plans its infrastructure. Read more ➡️ www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-...

More turnover on the OpenAI data center team. Chris Malone has been a key hyperscale innovator.

Is Kansas City the next boom market for data centers? Digital Realty thinks so, and plans to create a 1,440-acre campus that will support as much as 2 gigawatts of digital infrastructure. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/kansas-cit...

Brookfield and NextEra Energy plan to transform part of the US Department of Energy’s former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky into one of the nation’s largest AI data center campuses. Full story: www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-...

At 7,000 pounds and rack densities of up to 246 kW per rack, the new Helios "double-wide" racks from AMD are coming to data centers, offering another sign of how AI is altering the shape of digital infrastructure. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/amd-helios...

The prime directive for the future of the data center industry should be building better data centers. Better for the community, for the planet, and for users. Google is working to meet this moment, pursuing a wide range of new technologies. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/googles-ma...

Data Centers Take Training into Their Own Hands Amid Talent Shortages As AI and cloud build-outs accelerate, data center operators are facing a critical challenge: a growing shortage of skilled technicians, engineers, and infrastructure specialists. 🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/training-cer...

TACC is an impressive facility. Really enjoyed seeing it at DCW 24.

The transformer, a device whose core design dates to the 19th century, is giving way to software-defined power electronics purpose-built for the AI era. Here's a look at solid-state transformers, why they matter, and key players in the ecosystem. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/solid-stat...

Can electric vehicles, solar panels and smart thermostats in homes help free up more grid power for data centers? A closer look at virtual power plants, how they work, and the recent deal between Google and Voltus. youtu.be/hC5vAa_gGcI?...

AI startup GridCARE recently identified 650 megawatts of connection capacity for large loads on a portion of National Grid’s New York networks. The company uses AI tools to find power for AI data centers, tapping underutilized parts of the grid. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/gridcare-i...

What’s it like to work on the front lines of data center innovation? Joe Kava led the Google data center team through an amazing phase of growth. Joe shares his thoughts on his journey at Google, and what’s next for the data center sector. youtu.be/F33oE34X0j4?...

CoolIT Systems has developed a liquid cooling coldplate that can cool 15 kilowatts of heat in a single chip package. It says the design demonstrates that single-phase direct liquid cooling has years of runway before other approaches will be needed. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/coolit-unv...

In the latest deal signaling the convergence between the data center and energy industries, DigitalBridge Group has agreed to acquire energy investor ArcLight Capital Partners for about $1.05 billion. datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/digitalbri...

How do you cool a 1 megawatt rack? It all comes down to physics, says Rich Whitmore of Motivair by Schneider Electric, whp has helped cool the most powerful supercomputers on earth. I sat down with Rich to discuss where liquid cooling has been and where it's going. youtu.be/JGL4Bi6Vrn4