Product Updates

Changelog

A running log of new records, features, infrastructure changes, and data quality improvements to the AI Data Center Index.

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Added

  • 6 additional data center records: Oracle Cloud UAE North, Equinix LD8 London, Vantage Paris AI Campus, Google Cloud Warsaw, Microsoft Azure Hungary, Africa Data Centres Kigali

Improved

  • Meta titles and descriptions sharpened across key pages for search click-through rate
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Added

  • Changelog page at /changelog/ with structured timeline view of all product updates
  • 9 new data center records across Europe, Japan, and the UK: OVHcloud Gravelines, Hetzner Falkenstein, Digital Realty AMS13, Sakura Internet Ishikari, Google Cloud Tokyo, KDDI Musashino, Microsoft UK West, Oracle UK South, and Ark Corsham
  • Tokenized search and country aliases in the command palette for faster navigation across all taxonomy dimensions and reports
  • Taxonomy links in the mobile card view of the datacenter table

Improved

  • Country slice market briefs enriched with deeper intelligence for key markets
  • Sitemap expanded with lastmod dates, feed pages, and 7 additional comparison routes
  • Metadata sharpened for map pages and taxonomy hub pages

Fixed

  • FAQPage JSON-LD removed sitewide to recover SERP click-through rate
  • Prerender concurrency reduced and Node memory cap lowered to prevent OOM build failures
  • Sourcing caveats strengthened on Khazna QAJ1 Ajman, Jamnagar AI mega campus, Ethiopia national AI factory, and Lordstown Stargate records
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Added

  • Taxonomy links on the AI Focus column in the datacenter table and on hero chips for each datacenter record page

Improved

  • Globe on the Locations page now lazy-loads on scroll; table sort state is synced to the URL
  • Map, list, and country hub page metadata sharpened for search intent
  • High-impression hub page titles and descriptions refreshed for ranking relevance

Fixed

  • HTTPS canonical host enforced sitewide; smoke test contract refreshed to match
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Added

  • Hero search bar on the homepage for searching datacenters by name, operator, or location
  • Status legend on the SliceMap geographic visualization to explain color coding

Improved

  • Taxonomy slice pages now use a lightweight dot map instead of the 3MB globe, cutting page weight significantly
  • Comparison pages, pipeline coverage, and facility overview pages added to the sitemap
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Added

  • Individual intelligence report pages for operators, countries, and continents
  • Nearby Facilities section on each datacenter record page showing geographically close facilities
  • 11 new pre-rendered comparison pages covering regional and operator matchups with FAQ structured data
  • FAQ structured data and a visible FAQ section on all 344 datacenter record pages
  • FAQ structured data on taxonomy hub pages and the about page for rich snippet eligibility

Improved

  • Homepage FAQs rewritten to target high-value search queries for better SERP click-through
  • DatacenterTable now has sticky column headers and an aggregate summary row
  • DatacenterTable cells link directly to taxonomy pages for faster navigation
  • Footer includes cross-links to Silicon Score, GGUF VRAM Calculator, and InferCost
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Added

  • Pipeline Tracker page showing the full AI data center development funnel from announced to operational
  • Pre-rendered comparison pages for high-value regional and operator matchups (14 pages total)
  • Search filter on taxonomy hub tables for faster navigation across large lists
  • Buildout wave visualization on the homepage showing year-by-year construction acceleration
  • Geographic distribution and operator breakdown sections on intelligence report pages
  • Error page with navigation links for better recovery from dead-end routes
  • Data readiness indicator on directory table entries to signal evidence quality
  • Breadcrumb navigation and structured data on about, feed, data access, and submit pages
  • Investment Tracker added to SiteNavigationElement structured data for search visibility

Improved

  • Homepage meta title now targets "map" and "locations" queries for broader search coverage
  • Navigation consolidated to a single line with a More dropdown to reduce header clutter
  • Mobile homepage above-the-fold layout tightened for better first-impression density
  • Coverage page aligned to site design system with visual completeness bars
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Changes

  • Added source count column to the directory table to show how many sources back each entry
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Changes

  • Added keyboard navigation for all directory tables
  • Added AI focus filter to the directory and workload breakdown on the market page
  • Added data freshness signal to table views
  • Improved sitemap coverage and structured data across all pages
  • Added RSS autodiscovery link to the site
  • Improved JSON-LD dateModified across all key pages
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Changes

  • Fixed 3D globe reliability: bundled globe.gl instead of loading from CDN
  • Improved globe performance: split vendor libraries into a separate chunk
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Changes

  • Added intelligence report pages with preview and purchase flow
  • Added report call-to-action links on datacenter record pages
  • Added geographic footprint map to taxonomy slice pages
  • Added market concentration analysis section to the homepage
  • Added key market findings section to the homepage for featured snippet targeting
  • Added data-driven summary text to taxonomy slice pages
  • Added investment breadcrumbs and structured schema
  • Added print styles for PDF intelligence brief extraction
  • Added sortable Operator column to the directory table
  • Added mobile card views to the locations, directory, and investment tracker tables
  • Added slash-key shortcut to jump to search
  • Improved meta titles and descriptions for better search result click-through rates
  • Added FAQ sections with structured data to the largest, market, and locations pages
  • Improved initial load performance: isolated 1.5MB catalog data from the main app bundle
  • Fixed social preview image
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Changes

  • Added suggested comparisons to the compare page empty state
  • Added geographic footprint and peer city ranking to the compare tool
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Changes

  • Improved hosting reliability: migrated Radicchio API to Hetzner
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Changes

  • Improved homepage: redesigned with clearer information architecture and aligned primary navigation
  • Fixed legacy URL routes: collapsed into compatibility redirects to preserve existing links
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Changes

  • Added Nuxt-powered site: migrated all informational and taxonomy pages to Nuxt Vue components
  • Added data coverage transparency instrument and CSV export surfaces in the data hub
  • Added structured data markup to record and taxonomy pages for richer search results
  • Improved data quality: backfilled missing energy type and AI focus fields across 98 entries; migrated 160 legacy capacity fields to megawatt schema
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Changes

  • Improved taxonomy page layout: unified slice surfaces across the site
  • Fixed build: removed broken dist symlink; excluded build output directories from version control
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Changes

  • Added SEO meta tags and mobile filter sheet overlay
  • Fixed page title duplication; improved meta descriptions and added FAQ to the about page