Outages affecting major Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), Domain Name Servers (DNSs), cloud service providers, or critical software platforms have become more frequent and severe due to the consolidation of internet infrastructure, leading to more concentrated points of failure for the backbone of today's information superhighway.

As AI data centers continue to grow, energy costs aren't the only thing spiking demand-induced price increases. The industry leaders snatch up everything on the market before it hits retail shelves, leading to market shortages, driving up speculation, and with it, spot prices.