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As part of the latest wave of Big Tech spending on AI, Google recently announced a $9 billion investment to build a new data center campus in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of what's being called "Data Center Alley."  This kind of development is not confined to Northern Virginia.  Across the country, a data center industrial boom is reshaping landscapes, local economies, and the environment.

The Cool Down set out to map and analyze the impact of these changes across the country, interviewing top

Computers need electricity.  Without electricity, a country will effectively shut down.  In the near future Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will be officially severing their remaining electricity grid connections with Russia and Belarus, marking a significant step in their move away from Moscow’s influence nearly 35 years after leaving the Soviet Union.

This symbolic move, laden with geopolitical significance, accelerates a process that gained momentum following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  “Th

Almost everyone in 2023 has some level of computing power.  From smart phones to laptops and now the rising computer technology in ICE and EV cars, all are touched by computers.  All these variations of computing technology need one critical component – electricity.  The current question is being batted around by experts – can our current electric generation and grid handle the quickly rising demand for electric power?  Belden Inc. presented a recent White Paper on the New Class 4 Electric Syste

In the past several weeks, our analysts were asked their opinions of what they believe will be the most pressing cyber security issues for the upcoming year.  I told them that you really can’t be wrong, as the malware used by all levels of hackers – is constantly changing.  Our job as cyber security professional is to try our best, based upon what we have seen recently, to identify immediate challenges in our profession. 

Are we guessing…… or do we use facts and evidence to make our expectations