The Ultimate Guide to Hyperscale
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Hyperscale.
What to know about Hyperscale
Hyperscale refers to the large-scale data center environments and cloud infrastructure that support massive volumes of data and computing demands for today’s digital services. These environments power public cloud providers, hyperscale data centers, and supporting technology ecosystems that drive everything from artificial intelligence to global online services.
Readers exploring Hyperscale will find insights into the rapid expansion of data center campuses, innovations in cooling and energy efficiency, groundbreaking networking and storage technologies, and collaborations among major cloud and data infrastructure companies. The evolution and expansion of hyperscale compute dockets present opportunities and challenges around cost optimization, sustainability, security, and operational scalability, all discussed in the associated stories.
By following developments tagged with Hyperscale, readers stay informed on technological advances, industry partnerships, and market movements shaping the backbone of cloud computing and enterprise IT infrastructure. This knowledge is essential for understanding how the digital world is supported at scale and what future trends will influence the delivery of cloud services and data center capabilities.
American Hyperscale News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Rackspace and AMD unveil enterprise AI cloud tie-up
Rackspace and AMD plan a managed enterprise AI cloud for regulated firms, combining Instinct GPUs and EPYC chips for private and hybrid deployments.
Kore.ai opens Bay Area headquarters in growth push
Kore.ai opens San Francisco Bay Area headquarters as it adds senior hires, deepens cloud ties and expands its enterprise AI push.
Six Myriad360, Advizex executives named to CRN list
Myriad360 and Advizex have had six executives named to CRN's 2026 Women of the Channel list, with two also landing on the Power 80.
DE-CIX upgrades New York metro network across Hudson
DE-CIX strengthens New York metro interconnection with a four-node overhaul spanning New York and New Jersey, boosting resilience and 400 GE readiness.
Cornelis adds federal partners for AI & HPC networking
Cornelis adds ASI Corp, CTG Federal and TVAR Solutions to widen channel access for CN5000 AI networking across government and HPC markets.
Amazon & Veolia to use reclaimed water in Mississippi
Amazon and Veolia will reuse treated wastewater for cooling at Mississippi data centres, cutting potable water use by 83 million gallons a year.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Hyperscale
Featured News
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Affirmo's Lip Sing Tay says AI can unlock smarter real-time location tracking, as the Singapore firm targets tougher IoT use cases.
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Hidden cloud data, egress fees and GPU 'double bubble' bills are quietly turning many enterprise AI ambitions into costly, slow ordeals.
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.
Expert Columns
The Death of the Firewall
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Cyber sovereignty - Do we need to wrestle back control from the tech titans?
Black Box Automation vs. Engineer Control: The partnership redefining Kubernetes FinOps
Why fibre connectivity must be a front-end consideration in data centre site selection
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design
Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility
Balancing AI's gold rush with rest, humanity & pace
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Recent Hyperscale News
Edged tops out 42MW Atlanta data centre built for AI
Edged US has topped out a 42 MW Atlanta data centre, the third on its campus, as demand rises for high-density AI computing and waterless cooling.
Google Cloud expands AI deal with Thinking Machines Lab
Google Cloud deepens AI infrastructure partnership with Thinking Machines Lab, giving the start-up early access to NVIDIA GB300 systems and faster training.
NYIIX marks 30 years with Astron 400G platform launch
NYIIX celebrates 30 years with Astron platform and 400G upgrade to meet surging cloud, streaming and AI traffic demands across US hubs.
AutoZone completes Google Cloud migration, eyes AI
AutoZone finishes Google Cloud shift and turns to Gemini Enterprise as retailer targets AI for monitoring, development and productivity.
Q2 launches AI code tool for digital banking platform
Q2 brings generative AI coding to its digital banking platform, aiming to help banks and credit unions build integrations faster with tighter governance.
Blancco, ERI & Start Campus tout greener IT
Blancco, ERI and Start Campus say secure device reuse and engineering-led cooling could help curb e-waste and energy use as AI demand surges.
Oracle & AWS expand multicloud link with private connection
Oracle and AWS add a private multicloud link for joint customers, aiming to make it easier to run Oracle databases and AI workloads across both platforms.
Vertiv buys BMarko to boost AI data centre capacity
Vertiv snaps up BMarko Structures to bring structural fabrication in-house, as AI-driven demand pushes faster and more custom data centre builds.
Lincoln & Metrobloks plan Kansas City data centre campus
Lincoln and Metrobloks will develop a phased 568,000 sq ft campus in Liberty, Missouri, with plans to expand beyond 150MW as demand for AI grows.
Orbital plans 2027 test for AI data centres in orbit
Orbital wins backing from a16z Speedrun as it readies a 2027 demo of solar-powered satellite compute aimed at easing AI energy strain.
Atomic-6 launches orbital data centre marketplace for AI
Atomic-6 unveils ODC.space marketplace for orbital computing capacity, targeting AI and government users facing Earthbound data centre bottlenecks.
SambaNova & Intel unveil hybrid AI inference design
SambaNova and Intel have introduced a hybrid inference blueprint pairing GPUs, RDUs and Xeon 6 CPUs to run coding agents in existing air-cooled data centres.
Enterprise SSD prices jump 24% amid flash volatility
Mixed-fleet storage gains appeal as VDURA says enterprise SSD prices surged 24% in three weeks, driving costs sharply higher for AI and HPC systems.
Anthropic signs biggest compute deal with Google, Broadcom
Anthropic deepens Google and Broadcom ties with record compute pact to power Claude growth and add US TPU capacity from 2027.
Edged US opens waterless AI data centre in Mesa, Arizona
Edged US opens Mesa AI data centre designed for zero-water cooling, as Arizona city highlights jobs, fibre buildout and resource-conscious growth.
Mphasis completes Flagstar Bank data centre overhaul
Mphasis helps Flagstar Bank cut six data centres to two in major US modernisation as the lender boosts resilience without disrupting services.
FICO names Sol Rashidi keynote speaker for World 2026
FICO taps former AWS executive Sol Rashidi to headline World 2026 as the conference spotlights AI, fraud prevention and risk in banking.
VDURA adds RDMA & AI-focused context-aware tiering
VDURA adds RDMA and unveils context-aware tiering to cut CPU bottlenecks and speed AI training and inference across its data platform.
Horizon3.ai opens Iranian cyber threat intel to all
Horizon3.ai opens Iranian cyber threat intel to all NodeZero users as Western organisations brace for state-backed digital retaliation.
DE-CIX boosts Dallas-Mexico backbone as traffic surges
DE-CIX is boosting Dallas-Mexico backbone capacity as its Mexico exchange nears 200 Gbps and surging cross-border traffic fuels demand.
Job Moves
Terra Security names Anna Sarnek VP of business strategy
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Rosendin strengthens Arizona leadership with key promotions
UKG appoints Jim Joudrey Chief Technology Officer to drive AI
Sanjeev Khanna joins Portman to boost global expansion efforts
