Five Minute Briefing - Data Center
January 12, 2026
Five Minute Briefing - Data Center: January 12, 2026. Published in conjunction with SHARE Inc., a bi-weekly report geared to the needs of data center professionals.
News Flashes
Datavault AI Inc., a leader in instant data monetization and enterprise digital twins, announced it will deliver enterprise-grade AI performance at the edge in New York and Philadelphia by expanding its collaboration with IBM using the SanQtum AI platform.
LiquidStack, a global, full-service leader in liquid cooling for data centers, announced a 300-megawatt order of Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) capacity from a major U.S.-based data center operator.
Oracle is partnering with Related Digital and DTE Energy, to construct Oracle's AI data center in Saline Township, Michigan. As the future tenant, Oracle will operate the data center once it's delivered and provisioned, outfitting it with the latest technology for its customer, OpenAI, according to Oracle.
Red Hat is announcing the developer preview of a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Enterprise Linux (RHEL). This new MCP server is designed to bridge the gap between RHEL and Large Language Models (LLMs), enabling a new era of smarter troubleshooting, according to Red Hat.
Think About It
What's ahead for data analytics during the next 12, 24, or even 36 months? This area of business technology has seen sweeping changes in recent times, largely thanks to the rise of accessible AI. And with it, there has been a concerted movement toward integrating the tools and platforms that deliver and support analytical applications—be they predictive, AI, or pattern matching.