A neocloud credit squeeze is pushing distressed GPU fleets and whole data centers toward the secondary market. What the shakeout means for asset recovery planning.
MaxLinear and Nokia both reported a record 800G surge in Q3 2026, with 1.6T ramping in 2027. What the optical transition means for data center asset recovery.
NVIDIA and Cisco unveiled the 12.8T USFP optics spec at OCP 2026, the newest rung on a ladder that pushes today’s optics toward the secondary market. With new supply sold…
A Basel Action Network report projects up to 617M tonnes of AI equipment retiring by 2050, and only 13% is servers. The rest is the facility itself.
The FCC component rule went live Oct 13, but Chinese module makers stayed off the Covered List and the next action targets 3.2T, not today’s hardware.
Data center infrastructure spending grew 27% to $14B in Q2 2026, but permitting delays are stretching timelines. Why used gear becomes strategy.
A small data center decommission takes 4 to 8 weeks; a large one 6 to 12 months. The 2026 phase-by-phase timeline and what really drives the schedule.
The world made 62M tonnes of e-waste in 2022, only 22.3% recycled. Where data centers fit, and why enterprise IT recovers far better. The 2026 numbers.
Orbital data centers are real, with SpaceX and Starcloud in the race. But what happens to the hardware when it dies? The 2026 recovery problem.
US data centers used about 4.4% of the nation’s electricity in 2023, and could hit 12% by 2028. The 2026 reference on data center power and grid strain.
A medium data center uses ~300,000 gallons of water a day, a hyperscale site up to 5 million. The 2026 reference on data center water use and cooling.
Oklahoma hosts one of the world’s largest data centers, and Google just added $9B. The 2026 overview: cheap power, the Pryor anchor, and the grid fight.