Silicon Valley is one of the world’s densest data center markets and its most power-constrained. The 2026 overview: the grid ceiling and idle capacity.
Chicago is the Midwest’s interconnection capital and a magnet for hyperscale spillover. The 2026 overview: the carrier hotels, the power crunch, and retirement.
Phoenix became a top US data center market in a decade. The 2026 overview: semiconductor demand, the water-versus-cooling tension, and the retirement wave.
The AI Diffusion Rule was rescinded, but its controls live on through GP10, FDP rules, and IaaS limits. What it means for AI hardware disposition in 2026.
Northern Virginia is the world’s largest data center market, and the first facing retirement at scale. Data Center Alley, the Dominion power crunch & more.
Houston runs on energy-sector compute. The 2026 overview: oil-and-gas HPC demand, the Energy Corridor submarkets, and the retirement wave.
How GLBA, PCI DSS, SEC/FINRA, NYDFS, and SOX stack into overlapping disposal obligations for banks, why the strictest framework governs, and how to document it.
How HIPAA, the BAA requirement, and NIST 800-88 govern retiring healthcare infrastructure, and why improper disposal triggers OCR breach liability.
San Antonio anchors the Austin-San Antonio corridor as a cloud and cybersecurity hub. The 2026 overview: Microsoft, the Cyber City profile, and secure ITAD.
Austin anchors the fastest-rising data center corridor in Texas. The 2026 overview: submarkets, semiconductor and AI drivers, and the retirement wave.
Dallas-Fort Worth is the world’s No. 1 primary data center market. The 2026 overview: submarkets, operators, the power constraint, and the retirement wave.
The mechanics behind the Texas data center boom: ERCOT’s independent grid, the tax structure, and why the AI hardware retirement wave concentrates here too.