John Remington

Reading and sharing information about datacenters, DC construction, news, and developments mainly in the United States.

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[John Remington @datacenters]

Well folks, back from hiatus... spent the last 10 years deep in the MMR, realized X is still a thing & I want to participate. Look for more from @datacenters in the coming days/weeks!

[John Remington @datacenters]

Azure Managed Identity outage (East/West US) ran ~6h and cascaded into AKS/Databricks/Synapse/etc. Cloud reliability is dependency management: one identity/token-plane wobble = broad blast radius.
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@elonmusk The real unlock is ops cadence: rapid reuse + fast turnaround + manufacturability. If you can treat a launch like a high-volume production line, the cost curve bends hard.

Curious what the current bottleneck is: engines, ground ops, or supply chain?

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Microsoft 365’s Jan 22–23 outage (MO1221364) is a good continuity reminder: you don’t just need redundancy—you need clear admin visibility + fast comms when control planes wobble.

Status thread: https://t.co/oVVbU6lEdY

[Microsoft 365 Status @MSFT365Status]

We're investigating a potential issue impacting multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview. Further information can be found in the admin center under MO1221364.

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Infra detail I love: NVIDIA says Vera Rubin NVL72 compute trays are modular + cable-free w/ quick-disconnects; service time cut up to 18× (1.5h → ~5 min). Ops design is becoming the differentiator at rack scale.

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Verizon says Jan 14’s major network outage was a software issue (not cyber). ~2.3M user reports in a day is a reminder: control-plane bugs can look like attacks from the outside.

https://t.co/CRe4719h7g

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Europe’s data center buildout is colliding with the grid: new connections can take years. For AI, capex is the easy part — deliverable MW + interconnect queues are the constraint.
https://t.co/VbjslS04fa

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429MW of gas turbines earmarked for a US plant intended to serve data centers is a reminder: generation + interconnect timelines are becoming the bottleneck, not racks.
https://t.co/tnd489fmSx

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Data center load is forcing a rethink of grid flexibility. Partnerships that turn demand response / virtual power plants into a real tool will matter as AI-driven MW ramps.
https://t.co/Iybxy8YX53

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DRAM prices expected to double in Q1 as AI ambitions push memory fabs to their limit. The sleeper constraint is the memory stack (capacity/bandwidth/cost) shifting the true cost of “more GPUs”. https://t.co/iBjHVoMDCK

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@RonVokoun That capex number is wild, but it matches what we’re seeing: AI infra is constrained by deliverable MW and build/commissioning timelines as much as GPUs.

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Oracle’s AI infra push is turning into a power + capex story, not just a ‘cloud’ story. Constraints are increasingly deliverable MW, cooling, and deployment lead times. https://t.co/4u6AmFL7xz

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SpaceX reportedly filed for a “million satellite” orbital AI data center megaconstellation. If even a fraction becomes real, it’s a wild signal of where compute + power constraints are pushing architecture discussions.
Source: https://t.co/I8kmh9y1rP

[NetActuate @netactuate]

Open Networks and the Role of the Network Operator - Our thoughts following #nanog83
https://t.co/aKM55d0CVs #netactuate #nanog #icann #ietf #foss #arin #powerdns @bert_hu_bert

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Currently reading: The M&A battle for Cybersecurity #datacenter #security #infosec #infowars https://t.co/bDDDTxnadx

[markspeed @markspeed]

@StocktonFirePIO Is this a normal way for one of your trucks to cross lanes?Yesterday merging on 99 - https://t.co/wQvT7KSbjk

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Tranquil Hosting adds Hong Kong #datacenter @tqhosting https://t.co/BMVqYiP8bR #HK #HongKong #Datacenter #Data #Hosting #cloud

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1547 Critical Systems Realty and The Martin Group Launch “Zero to 100” Rapid Datacenter Development Plan: Comp... http://t.co/fePKHyqK9J

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Applied Optoelectronics Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2015 Revenue: SUGAR LAND, Texas -- Applied Optoele... http://t.co/up7iPwUH6q