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• Aug 11, 2026

  IBM, Together AI team to offer open-source AI inference in the cloud

  IBM has announced a multi-year, $240 million agreement with Together AI to scale open-source AI inference on IBM Cloud.

  • The service will run on a large cluster of Nvidia HGX B300 systems using Spectrum-X Ethernet networking in IBM Cloud, with Together AI providing open-source model inference services for enterprise customers.
  • Together AI said the setup supports open models such as DeepSeek, Nemotron, MiniMax, Kimi, and GLM; IBM said the collaboration builds on its work with Nvidia to help customers move AI from pilot to production.
  • The article also cites Gartner forecasts for AI-optimized IaaS spending, including $42 billion in 2026 and $66 billion in 2027, and notes inference spending is expected to exceed training in 2026.
• Aug 7, 2026

  DCF Trends Summit 2026: Execution Took the Stage in Reston

  Data Center Frontier has published a recap of the 2026 Data Center Frontier Trends Summit, highlighting the industry’s shift from projection to execution.

  • The article says the summit in Reston focused on converting announced megawatts into energized capacity, with sessions on power, land, transmission, permitting, cooling, density, and social license.
  • It also notes that the summit will move west to Glendale, Arizona, in May 2027, alongside the Microgrid Knowledge Conference. The piece is a conference recap and commentary, not a new corporate deal announcement.
• Jul 13, 2026

  ECL, PowerCell partner to deploy hydrogen fuel cell power systems across US data centers

  ECL has announced a partnership with PowerCell Group to support hydrogen-powered data centers across the US.

  • The deal includes a firm purchase order for PowerCell PS190 fuel cell systems and a non-binding MoU for about 300MW of additional hydrogen fuel cell capacity across ECL’s data center portfolio.
  • First deployments will begin at ECL’s 35MW CSC-1 campus in Santa Clara, California, using PowerCell’s containerized systems within ECL’s FlexGrid microgrid architecture with grid power, natural gas, and battery storage; the partners have also already deployed fuel cells at ECL’s MV-1 facility in Mountain View, California.
• Jul 9, 2026

  Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2026 Preview

  Data Center Frontier has announced a preview of the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2026, a conference focused on AI infrastructure execution, taking place August 4–6 in Reston, Virginia.

  • The episode features Matt Vincent speaking with Bill Kleyman of Apolo to preview the summit and its themes, including power-first site selection, liquid cooling, behind-the-meter generation, supply chain execution, and community acceptance.
  • The article says the industry has shifted from projection to execution and that announced megawatts are not the same as energized megawatts; it also highlights summit sessions and keynotes involving Rich Miller, Lee Kestler, NVIDIA, Meta, and the Open Compute Project.
  • The content is a podcast/article preview and commentary, not a new project announcement; it references the summit agenda and speakers, with the conference set for August 4–6, 2026 in Reston, Virginia.