Five Minute Briefing - Data Center
March 9, 2026
Five Minute Briefing - Data Center: March 9, 2026. Published in conjunction with SHARE Inc., a bi-weekly report geared to the needs of data center professionals.
News Flashes
Flex is expanding its strategic collaboration with AMD to manufacture the AMD Instinct platform in the United States, marking a significant milestone in strengthening domestic production of advanced AI and high-performance technologies.
IBM and Cobalt Iron are launching Secure Automated Backup with Compass for IBM Cloud customers—a major expansion of the companies' joint commitment to deliver modern, automated, and highly secure data protection across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
IBM announced it is offering the IBM Db2 Developer Extension for Visual Studio (VS) Code—now generally available. Developers live in VS Code, but Db2 development often means switching tools to set up connections, browse objects, write SQL, run queries and share results. The IBM Db2 Developer Extension for VS Code brings those Db2 workflows into VS Code so developers can stay in flow and move from setup to first query faster.
Oracle is announcing its pledge to design and build AI data centers with care, considering land use, water, and the natural environment. According to the company, "we believe our AI data centers play a critical role in supporting America's leadership in the AI era. They deliver substantial economic benefits, including thousands of jobs both during construction and ongoing operations, community infrastructure upgrades, and ongoing tax revenue. But jobs and economic benefits are only one part of how a community may view an AI data center."
Think About It
Cloud-native databases are central to modern digital operations, supporting everything from global ecommerce platforms to real-time analytics and AI-driven applications. Every minute of database downtime can cost an enterprise thousands, or even millions, of dollars in lost revenue, missed transactions, and diminished customer trust.