The 2024 AFCOM State of the Data Center Report highlights how AI demand and power design have fundamentally transformed the industry. Hyperscale cloud providers are rapidly expanding to meet soaring requirements for high-density, AI-capable data centers, with rack densities rising from 7 kW to 16 kW per rack. AI workloads, especially large language models, drive a sixfold increase in data center construction, with operators deploying advanced cooling, airflow management, and sensor technologies to handle power and thermal challenges.

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