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Colocation Firm maincubes Secures €2.5B to Accelerate Growth - 📅 - European data center operator maincubes from Germany has secured nearly €2.5 billion in long-term financing, reinforcing its ambition to scale one of Germany's largest digital infrastructure platforms as demand accelerates for cloud, artificial intelligence, and public-sector computing capacity.
The transaction, completed in mid-January 2026, provides the company with a significantly strengthened capital structure at a time when Europe's data center market is undergoing rapid expansion driven by AI workloads and sovereign infrastructure requirements.
The financing package totals €2.475 billion and consists of €1.775 billion in committed facilities alongside an additional €700 million [...]
The transaction, completed in mid-January 2026, provides the company with a significantly strengthened capital structure at a time when Europe's data center market is undergoing rapid expansion driven by AI workloads and sovereign infrastructure requirements.
The financing package totals €2.475 billion and consists of €1.775 billion in committed facilities alongside an additional €700 million [...]
Uptime Institute Unveils Its Data Center Predictions for 2026 - 📅 - Uptime Institute has published its Five Data Center Predictions for 2026, outlining how digital infrastructure is expected to evolve amid accelerating growth. The report examines deeper structural shifts in data center design, financing, and operations, highlighting artificial intelligence as a major growth driver while noting continued uncertainty around the pace and scale of future build-outs.
Uptime Institute's Five Data Center Predictions for 2026 report offers a forward-looking assessment of how digital infrastructure is likely to evolve as the industry enters another phase of rapid expansion.
The report by Uptime Institute looks beyond near-term trends to examine structural shifts [...]
Uptime Institute's Five Data Center Predictions for 2026 report offers a forward-looking assessment of how digital infrastructure is likely to evolve as the industry enters another phase of rapid expansion.
The report by Uptime Institute looks beyond near-term trends to examine structural shifts [...]
Wasabi Raises $70M to Expand AI-First Cloud Storage - 📅 - Wasabi Technologies has secured $70 million in new equity funding as it positions itself to play a larger role in the next phase of data infrastructure shaped by artificial intelligence and large-scale data growth. The round values the company at $1.8 billion and was led by L2 Point Management, with participation from Pure Storage and existing backers including Fidelity Management & Research Company.With this raise, Wasabi's total funding now exceeds $600 million, underscoring sustained investor confidence in its cloud storage strategy.
Founded on the premise that cloud storage should be simple and cost predictable, Wasabi Technologies has steadily expanded beyond its original Hot Cloud [...]
KBRA Flags New Risks in Data Center Project Finance - 📅 - KBRA's latest report highlights rapid growth in data center project finance, driven by AI, hyperscale cloud adoption, 5G, and outsourced IT. The firm has rated nearly $100 billion in related debt, with transaction volumes and structural complexity exceeding earlier expectations.
KBRA has released a new report analyzing recent developments and emerging trends in data center project finance, reflecting the sector's rapid expansion over the past several years. Since the firm's previous research on the convergence of data centers and project finance, growth has accelerated significantly, fueled by rising demand for artificial intelligence workloads, hyperscale cloud adoption, 5G network [...]
KBRA has released a new report analyzing recent developments and emerging trends in data center project finance, reflecting the sector's rapid expansion over the past several years. Since the firm's previous research on the convergence of data centers and project finance, growth has accelerated significantly, fueled by rising demand for artificial intelligence workloads, hyperscale cloud adoption, 5G network [...]
AI Boom Drives Global Semiconductor Revenue Up 21% in 2025 - 📅 - Global semiconductor revenue surged to an estimated $793 billion in 2025, marking a year-over-year increase of 21%, according to preliminary figures released by Gartner. The growth underscores the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence on the chip industry, as spending on AI-focused infrastructure reshapes demand patterns across processors, memory, and networking components.
Gartner analysts point to AI semiconductors as the dominant force behind last year's expansion. Chips designed for AI workloads - including specialized processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and advanced networking silicon - accounted for nearly one-third of total semiconductor sales in 2025. This share is [...]
Gartner analysts point to AI semiconductors as the dominant force behind last year's expansion. Chips designed for AI workloads - including specialized processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and advanced networking silicon - accounted for nearly one-third of total semiconductor sales in 2025. This share is [...]
NorthC Plans Sustainable, AI-Ready Data Center in Geneva - 📅 - Photo: Alexandra Schless, CEO of NorthC Group, says Geneva's strong economy and growing digital demand make it a logical next investment.NorthC Group from the Netherlands is preparing to further expand its Swiss footprint with plans to begin construction of a new data center in Geneva in the first quarter of this year. The facility will be built on The Hive campus, a technology park located just outside the city, reinforcing Geneva's growing role as a hub for digital infrastructure alongside the well-established regions of Zurich and Basel.
Once completed, the site will become NorthC's sixth data center in Switzerland, adding to its existing locations in Biel, Winterthur, and [...]
Introducing Acronis Archival Storage for Long-Term Data Protection - 📅 - Acronis Archival Storage, designed for today's data-heavy and compliance-driven workplaces, integrates seamlessly with Acronis' unified billing and administration system to allow customers to store rarely viewed data in S3-compatible object storage. The new solution provides MSPs with the dependability, robustness, and predictable pricing model they need to satisfy client needs and long-term retention requirements.
Acronis President Gaidar Magdanurov stated, "Regulations and industry best practices require data to be retained for years for many customers." MSPs can now provide their customers long-term storage designed for cost predictability, regulatory preparedness, and [...]
Acronis President Gaidar Magdanurov stated, "Regulations and industry best practices require data to be retained for years for many customers." MSPs can now provide their customers long-term storage designed for cost predictability, regulatory preparedness, and [...]
Hybrid Cloud Deep Dive for IT Leaders: Strategy, Risk, and Reality - 📅 - Once discussed primarily as a compromise between legacy infrastructure and public cloud ambitions, hybrid cloud is now the dominant enterprise operating model for organizations balancing agility, compliance, performance, and cost. For IT managers and CIOs, the conversation is no longer about whether hybrid cloud is necessary, but how to make it work sustainably at scale.The appeal of hybrid cloud lies in its promise: a unified environment where public cloud services, private cloud resources, and conventional on-premises systems operate as a coordinated whole. In practice, delivering on that promise requires careful trade-offs, new governance models, and a willingness to rethink [...]
WitnessAI Raises $58M to Secure the Next Wave of Enterprise AI - 📅 - WitnessAI has secured $58 million in strategic funding, underscoring growing investor confidence in technologies designed to address one of the most persistent barriers to enterprise artificial intelligence adoption: trust. The round was led by Sound Ventures, with participation from Fin Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, and Forgepoint Capital Partners.
The new capital will be used to accelerate the company's global go-to-market strategy and expand its product portfolio as enterprises move beyond experimentation and into large-scale deployment of AI systems.
The announcement comes as organizations increasingly adopt AI agents - autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of [...]
The new capital will be used to accelerate the company's global go-to-market strategy and expand its product portfolio as enterprises move beyond experimentation and into large-scale deployment of AI systems.
The announcement comes as organizations increasingly adopt AI agents - autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of [...]
US Withdraws from Global Cybersecurity and Digital Rights Groups - 📅 - The United States has begun withdrawing from a range of international cybersecurity and digital rights organizations under the Trump administration, marking a significant shift in Washington's approach to global cyber cooperation.
Among the groups affected are the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, the Freedom Online Coalition, and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, all of which focus on strengthening cybersecurity capacity, countering digital threats, and promoting democratic values online. The exits form part of a broader decision to leave 66 international organizations, a move that has prompted concern among allies and experts about the long-term [...]
Among the groups affected are the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, the Freedom Online Coalition, and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, all of which focus on strengthening cybersecurity capacity, countering digital threats, and promoting democratic values online. The exits form part of a broader decision to leave 66 international organizations, a move that has prompted concern among allies and experts about the long-term [...]