
What’s an AI Factory, and How Is It Different from a Data Center?
While often used interchangeably with “data center,” the AI factory represents a fundamental shift in how we think about computing and the infrastructure required to support it.

While often used interchangeably with “data center,” the AI factory represents a fundamental shift in how we think about computing and the infrastructure required to support it.

A site selection team that has deep real estate knowledge and data center development expertise can identify existing properties for modern data center use. Here we share some of the key requirements that RAEDEN’s site selection team considers when we are assessing properties.

Greenfield and adaptive reuse data center projects follow a similar construction, but the scope, complexity, and challenges vary in each phase. We compare the phases, risks, timelines involved.

RAEDEN appoints Graham Jones as EVP, Engineering and Construction. Graham has 20+ years of experience in construction project management, including more than a decade of data center construction experience with JE Dunn and GBA Builders.

A 2025 study of more than 130,000 companies found that those pursuing AI sovereignty as if it were mission critical are seeing up to five times higher ROI on generative AI than other organizations. Infrastructure is the foundation for establishing AI sovereignty.

The complexity of data center projects in combination with the demand for capacity generated by AI adoption is precisely why we are seeing so many underdeveloped data center projects. Here’s how to recognize speculators.