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Data Center Industry Update: Aug. 17, 2026

Chicago joined a growing list of cities pushing back on data center growth with a mayoral executive order, while Fermi Inc. disclosed a federal subpoena tied to its Texas megacampus. On the markets side, CoreWeave beat Q2 estimates and popped after-hours, then gave up those gains and more by the following week. Nvidia locked in up to $105 billion in financing for an OpenAI data center in Ohio.

August 19, 2026 Read more →

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How to Ace a Data Center Interview: Full Guide

Data center interviews test more than technical recall — they test whether you understand uptime, safety, and how your role fits into the bigger operational picture. This guide breaks down what interviewers actually screen for across technician, engineering, NOC, and facilities roles, with concrete prep steps and questions to expect.

August 11, 2026 Read more →

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Industry Update: Texas Freezes New AI Data Centers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a statewide audit that freezes new data center grid connections in ERCOT's 474-gigawatt interconnection queue. Meanwhile, AMD and Arista Networks both beat Q2 earnings expectations this week, but their stocks tell very different settled stories once the initial after-hours reaction faded. AMD also moved to acquire AI inference chip startup Taalas.

August 9, 2026 Read more →

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Industry Update: Grid Scare, Capex Split, Jobs Push

A power fault near Ashburn, Virginia knocked 3,000 megawatts of data center load off the grid and is still reverberating through the industry. Meanwhile, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Vertiv delivered wildly different stock reactions to record AI infrastructure spending this week, and a fresh wave of local moratoriums shows no sign of slowing down.

August 3, 2026 Read more →

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Data Center Industry Update: July 26, 2026

AWS's Bahrain region remains offline as renewed US-Iran hostilities put data center infrastructure squarely in the conflict zone, while a volatile week of trading saw Alphabet raise its 2026 capex guidance to as much as $205 billion and chip stocks swing sharply on earnings and geopolitics. IREN locked in $2.8 billion in new AI cloud contracts, Intel confirmed cuts inside its own Data Center Group, and the Trump administration expanded its push to keep AI's power costs off ratepayers' bills. For job seekers, the through-line is the same as it's been all year: capital and capacity are racing ahead of the workforce that has to build, power, and secure it.

July 26, 2026 Read more →

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Data Center Industry Update: July 19, 2026

PJM's latest capacity auction locked in record power costs as data center demand keeps outrunning supply, while Microsoft and 3M announced a materials-and-networking partnership aimed at hyperscale buildouts. Chip stocks slid for most of the week as the US-Iran conflict escalated, even as fresh deal activity in AI computing kept flowing. Job postings data confirms what recruiters have been telling candidates all year: this hiring cycle isn't slowing down.

July 19, 2026 Read more →

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Industry Update, Week of July 14: NY Freezes DCs

New York became the first state to freeze new hyperscale data center permits, just as FERC pushed regional grid operators to speed up large-load interconnection. Meanwhile, Meta pushed its Louisiana supercluster to $50 billion, TSMC posted blowout AI-chip sales, and new Indeed data shows installation and maintenance roles now driving a quarter of all data center hiring.

July 15, 2026 Read more →

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The Top U.S. Data Center Job Markets in 2026

Location matters more in data center careers than almost any field — the jobs cluster where the facilities are. Here's where hiring is concentrated in 2026, from Northern Virginia and Dallas to Atlanta, Columbus, and the emerging markets worth watching.

July 12, 2026 Read more →

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Data Center Industry Update: Week of July 6, 2026

A weekly roundup of what actually happened in data centers and AI infrastructure this week — construction, power, stock moves, and hiring. This edition covers Microsoft's Wisconsin campus going fully operational, a new Virginia electricity tax on data centers, an Anthropic compute deal that's moving IREN's stock, and where the jobs are opening up.

July 8, 2026 Read more →

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Why You're Not Getting Interviews for Data Center Jobs (And How to Fix It)

Applying to data center jobs and hearing nothing back? You're probably more qualified than the silence suggests. Here's what's really happening in 2026 hiring — and the specific, fixable reasons your applications aren't landing interviews.

July 7, 2026 Read more →

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Is a Data Center Career Worth It in 2026? (Stability, Pay, and the AI Bubble Question)

Is the data center boom real or a bubble? An honest 2026 look at whether a data center career is a smart move — the genuine risks, the strong demand, the pay, and which roles are most insulated if the AI hype cools.

July 2, 2026 Read more →

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Data Center Technician Salary Guide 2026: What You Can Really Expect to Earn

A complete 2026 breakdown of data center technician salaries — national averages, pay by state and experience level, the top-paying companies, and proven ways to earn more in one of the fastest-growing technical fields in the country.

June 21, 2026 Read more →

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