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Morgan Lewis

Data Center Operations: Aligning Supply Chain, Compliance, and Customer Expectations

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The demand for data centers is continuing to accelerate, fueled largely by generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), broader digital transformation, and organizations migrating to cloud infrastructure. Gen AI adoption...more

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Powering the Digital Future: The Rise of Data Centers in the Middle East

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The Middle East is experiencing a transformative surge in its data center industry, driven by digital transformation, the widespread adoption of cloud services, and strategic investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio: A Rising Hub for Data Centers and Technological Growth

Ohio has emerged as a key player in the Midwest’s economic development, particularly in the realms of technology and infrastructure. A standout feature of the state’s growth is the rise of data centers, which have become...more

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Data Centers: A Field Guide

By one count, worldwide there were some 11,800 data centers in early 2024. Within that census are facilities so small that they fit in office building closets, while others are among the largest manmade structures on the...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

UK data centres designated as ‘critical national infrastructure’: Supporting the conditions for investor confidence

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In what has been seen as an acknowledgement of the fundamental importance of data centres to the functioning of the UK economy and society, the UK Government has acted to designate data centres as ‘critical national...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Three Things You Should Know About Service Level Agreements in SaaS/Cloud Contracts

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When a customer purchases software-as-a-service (SaaS)–which is sometimes called a “cloud” service or product–the software is not hosted. It does not reside at the customer’s location or data center. Rather the software is...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

An Opportunity for Alberta and Canada to Lead Globally on Data Centres

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As the increasingly broad application of artificial intelligence (“AI”) transforms our business and societal needs, Alberta is in a unique position to take the lead on developing and hosting the required infrastructure to...more

White & Case LLP

Digital infrastructure opens new horizons for Indonesia

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Commodities will always be a key pillar of Indonesia’s economy, but as capital pours in to expand its technology infrastructure, the country is providing investors with increasingly diverse opportunities - Indonesia has...more

White & Case LLP

Data centers and water: From scrutiny to opportunity

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Data centers power the cloud computing services companies rely on for everyday tasks, including banking, logistics and data storage and processing. In many countries, including Australia and the United States, data center...more

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Power moves: Data center deals are heating up in EMEA

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AI, social media and cloud computing are driving dealmaking demand in EMEA’s data center subsector - Demand for data centers—the physical facilities that house computer servers used by organizations to remotely store,...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Artificial Intelligence and the Expansion of Data Centers

As artificial intelligence booms and our digital world grows, so does the demand for data centers. In August, Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal published an article about the growth in the data-center market and the...more

Mayer Brown

New EU Cyber Rules (NIS2) Take Effect; Implementing Rules Adopted

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On 17 October 2024, the European Commission adopted the first Implementing Regulation under the Network and Information Security 2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2), focusing on digital infrastructures and services. The...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Access Control and Emerging Tech Remain Top Priorities in BIS Regulatory Agenda

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published its spring 2024 regulatory agenda along with the rest of the Commerce Department. Of note is the continued focus on access to emerging technology, particularly relating...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Constructing a Data Center: 2023 Update

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Although there is a recent trend of employees returning to the office on a more regular basis, continued reliance on and demand for data centers that help support remote and hybrid work only appear to be increasing. For...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Technology Trends: Sustainability Is “In” for 2022 and Beyond

Many organizations have longstanding sustainability initiatives for reducing waste through efforts such as recycling or reductions in printing. However, organizations are now also looking to their use of technology to help...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Computing on the Edge

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Thomas Friedman's 2005 book titled The World is Flat discussed how globalization and technology flatten barriers to entry, making the world more competitive. From 2005 to 2021, there is no shortage of examples to highlight...more

BCLP

Cloud, Data Centre Sale-Leasebacks and the Pandemic - Accelerating Trends for UK and European Regulated Firms

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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the two linked trends of financial institutions transferring their IT infrastructure to the cloud and selling their self-owned data centres in order to lease back only the reduced space...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Retail and Tech in a Post-COVID World

2020 marked a monumental shift in consumer behavior, with the retail industry particularly affected by the global spread of COVID-19. Between nationwide quarantines and the looming threat of disease, retailers had to adapt...more

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Data Center Trends in Construction and Real Estate

Data centers trigger visions of windowless, concrete boxes located at the periphery of suburban office parks. That perception may fade in the coming years. With new technologies, such as cloud computing, blockchain platforms,...more

Benesch

Data Center Development Quarterly Report–Q3

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Key Findings - Approximately 65% of American adults currently own a smartphone and the cloud technology that services them has joined demand from the financial, technology, social media and healthcare sectors to drive up...more

King & Spalding

DHS Awards Grant for Research In New Potential Target Area for Cyber-attacks

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On September 2, 2015, the University of Delaware announced that Professor Haining Wang had received a three-year, $2 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to investigate energy and power safety in...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

IT Services with Chinese Characteristics

The "Amazon of China" is following Amazon's playbook yet again with their investment in the cloud. Aliyun, Alibaba's technology arm, already operates five Chinese data centers supporting 1.4 million customers. They cite high...more

Snell & Wilmer

Data Center Contracts: Privacy and Security Terms

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A sometimes overlooked but potentially significant liability exposure for any company that uses the “cloud” to remotely store, process or distribute data is the service provider contract between the company user and its data...more

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