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Aug 2026

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August 26, 202627 min

Data Center Power: India's 6-Cent Electricity Edge

Ankit Saraiya, Director & CEO of Techno Digital Infra Pvt. Ltd., on why power - not silicon - is India's real AI-infrastructure advantage: sourcing electricity near six cents, running Chennai on 98% renewables, a 102-city edge network on railway fiber, and why he says India has "no global match." Hosted by datacenterHawk's Dedi Iskandar. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

August 18, 202622 min

1H 2026 Market Breakdown

Mike Netzer and David Liggitt on the first half of 2026: 13.2GW leased in the US against 15.6GW for all of 2025, 1GW asks becoming 4GW asks, Europe's first multi-100MW quarter, 2GW leased across APAC, and why signed deals don't always get built. A global midyear market update from datacenterHawk. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

August 13, 202634 min

Data Center Demand: Built in Months, Not Years

Ronald Setiawan, Director of Operations at IndoData Data Centres, on the move to full Salim ownership: why local speed beats a two-year build, why he built south of Jakarta for cheaper power, why he's an operator who won't sell, and the ~2,000MW waiting in Bintan & Batam. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

August 11, 202620 min

Data Center Strategy: Build for Everyone, Not One Tenant

Luke McKinnon, SVP & MD Asia at NextDC, on the strategy behind KL1 - Peninsular Malaysia's first Tier IV data center: why building for every segment beats single-tenant, why retail yields 3–4x hyperscale, the neo cloud “20MW in three months” problem, and a 150MW KL2. Recorded at DCD Connect APAC, Bali. Hosted by datacenterHawk.

August 5, 202619 min

Data Center Scale: When 1 Megawatt Was a Big Deal

Chris Han, COO of MC Digital Realty (the Digital Realty x Mitsubishi JV) and head of Digital Realty Korea, on how AI is reshaping APAC data centers: why the "Asia follows the US" playbook broke, steel plants becoming data center sites, a 64MW Korea build, liquid cooling as the new default, and Japan's long runway. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

July 21, 202627 min

Data Center Growth: Aragon Is Overtaking Madrid

Alejandro Fuster, Secretary General of the Spanish Data Center Association, on why Spain is one of Europe's hottest data center markets: 439MW operational at end-2025, Aragon set to overtake Madrid by 2030, a new grid law reshaping the pipeline, a ~55% renewable mix, and what the public actually worries about. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

July 6, 202619 min

Data Center Delivery: From Contract to Go-Live in 8 Months

Nick Ning, VP of Data Center Solutions at Bridge Data Centres, on building AI capacity across APAC: delivering a live data center in 8 months instead of 18–24, why a gigawatt campus uses water equal to 50,000 households, how BDC runs 90MW of liquid and 10MW of immersion cooling, and why global demand doubles to 200GW by 2030. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

June 17, 202622 min

Data Center Growth Shifts to Asia's Power-Surplus Markets

Mayank Srivastava, CEO of BDx Data Centres, on building AI infrastructure across Southeast Asia: over 1 GW of power secured in Indonesia on signed PPAs, a 20-year-old Singapore site cut from a 1.65 to 1.35 PUE, why talent is the next constraint, and why he warns of "digital colonization" without sovereign AI. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

June 15, 202633 min

Data Centers in Latin America: A $250B Build-Out Begins

Tito Costa, CRO of Tecto, on why Brazil's data center market is about to shift. 60% of enterprise workloads are processed outside the country. Tecto is deploying $2B across five new facilities, including a 200MW AI factory in São Paulo. Plus: Porto Alegre as a Southern Cone gateway, tax reform, and why $250B of opportunity turns competitors into collaborators. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

June 10, 202619 min

Data Center Growth Shifts South: Why Northern Mexico Is the Next Overflow Market

Juan Salazar, CEO of MDC Data Centers, explains how 6 border sites and International Fiber Crossings reshaped US-Mexico interconnection. LATAM holds only ~2.5% of 87GW global capacity. Cross-border traffic grows 30% YoY. Plus: MDC's cable landing hubs in Cancun and Veracruz for the Manta consortium, delivering summer 2027. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE