The Definitive Guide to
AI Data Centers
An end-to-end, vendor-neutral atlas for siting, building, financing, commissioning, and operating AI data centers — the depth behind the paywalls, kept current.
173 chapters330 decision tables1,357 sourced figures17 parts + appendices
Part 0
Foundations & How to Use This Guide
5 chapters
Part 1
Strategy, Workload Archetypes & Economics
8 chapters
Part 2
Project Delivery, Schedule, Procurement, Contracts & Risk
7 chapters
Part 3
Site Selection, Power Procurement & Permitting
13 chapters
Part 4
Electrical & Energy Infrastructure
12 chapters
Part 5
Cooling & Thermal Management
13 chapters
Part 6
The Building: Civil, Structural, Fire/Life-Safety & Construction Execution
9 chapters
Part 7
Compute, Silicon & System Integration
15 chapters
Part 8
Networking, Fabrics & Optics
10 chapters
Part 9
Storage & Data
9 chapters
Part 10
Software, Orchestration & Service Delivery
11 chapters
Part 11
Security
12 chapters
Part 12
Reliability, Resilience & Standards
5 chapters
Part 13
Commissioning & Go-Live
10 chapters
Part 14
Day-2 Operations, Upgrades & Lifecycle
14 chapters
Part 15
Sustainability & Efficiency
8 chapters
Part 16
Trends, Roadmaps & the Future
5 chapters
Appendices
Appendices & Reference Data
7 appendices