Cogent Communications

September 9, 2026 by Hayley Levine

Education is the backbone of any successful society. It drives progress in the areas that let society flourish, from architecture and healthcare to technology. And one constant in education has always been the willingness to embrace what's new, especially when it comes to technology. From one-room schoolhouses to modern university campuses, education has always looked toward the future. The Internet is a big part of that future. As the Internet reshaped how we learn, moving education from heavy textbooks to instant global access to information, Cogent has spent more than 25 years helping bring that technology to students.

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October 21 2026 by Mark Suste

At the turn of the century, the growth of small-form factor computing equipment and blade server systems required data centers to support higher power demands. These systems also drove a need for enhanced cooling to ensure an adequate environment. In the twenty-teens, the use of graphical processing units (GPUs), then known as video cards, to perform other functions than displaying beautiful on-screen, extreme frame-rate video, increased demand for high compute power. Then, the Bitcoin age emerged. Since a datacenter rack to support Bitcoin mining needed more cooling and power than a standard footprint, datacenters sold out quickly – even with plenty of floor space to spare. In the twenty-twenties, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) rode the same high-powered GPUs with the need to create one-of-a-kind artworks in a pure digital format. Now in 2026, we are witnessing a new age, as the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a new demand for higher power datacenter assets.

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