Tag: Data center

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Northern Virginia Garden Center Sells for $160M in Data Center Land Deal

A beloved garden center in Gainesville, Virginia, has been sold to a data center developer for $160 million. The transaction highlights the ongoing transformation of Prince William County’s landscape as technology infrastructure expands.

Prime Garden Center Property Sold for Data Center Development

A prominent garden center in Northern Virginia has been sold to a data center developer in a deal valued at $160 million, according to reports from the Prince William Times. The Merrifield Garden Center in Gainesville, Virginia, located within Prince William County‘s designated data center opportunity zone, will close at year’s end after operating since 2008.

by Oliver Keaton
EntertainmentTechnology

AMD’s Helios AI Platform Emerges as Open Compute Contender at Industry Summit

AMD unveiled its Helios rack-scale AI platform at the 2025 OCP Summit, leveraging Meta’s Open Rack Wide standard. The system emphasizes liquid cooling, Ethernet-based scaling, and open interoperability for next-generation AI workloads. Industry observers are watching whether the design will achieve broad adoption beyond early partners like Oracle.

Open Rack Design Targets AI Infrastructure Demands

At the recent 2025 Open Compute Project Global Summit, AMD introduced its Helios rack-scale AI platform, built on Meta Platforms‘ newly contributed Open Rack Wide specification. According to reports, the double-wide framework aims to improve power efficiency, cooling, and serviceability for large-scale artificial intelligence systems. Analysts suggest the design represents a significant shift toward open, interoperable data center infrastructure, though practical industry-wide adoption remains uncertain.

by Oliver Keaton
HardwareTechnology

Industry Leaders Advance HDD Technology With New Testing Facilities and Higher Capacity Designs

Hard disk drive manufacturers are pushing storage boundaries with new innovations. Western Digital has opened an expanded testing facility for data center customers, while Toshiba demonstrates a 12-disk HDD prototype that could enable 40+TB capacities by 2027 using advanced recording technologies.

HDD Industry Advances Storage Technology

Hard disk drives continue to serve as the backbone of global data storage, with reports indicating they store over 80% of the world’s data. According to industry analysis, HDD technology remains a cost-effective solution for data retention and is frequently deployed as secondary storage behind SSDs for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Three manufacturers—Western Digital, Seagate Technology, and Toshiba—dominate global HDD production, with recent announcements highlighting significant technological advancements.

by Oliver Keaton