News & Resources
News & Resources
Statements, opinion, and plain-language explainers on digital infrastructure in Florida.
Florida Digital Infrastructure and Security Alliance Launches to Help Shape Florida's Digital Future
New statewide coalition brings together industry, government and community leaders to advance secure and sustainable digital infrastructure
July 27, 2026 · FDISA
Understanding Data Center Development in Florida
The Florida Digital Infrastructure and Security Alliance is a Florida-based trade association representing companies and experts across technology, energy, water and infrastructure. FDISA advocates for responsible digital infrastructure policy and serves as an evidence-based resource for communities evaluating data center proposals.
July 14, 2026
What's Actually Inside a Data Center? A Rare Camera Tour
Most Americans have strong opinions about data centers; almost none have been inside one. Scripps News got rare camera access to Digital Realty's Dallas campus, 1.3 million square feet of server halls.
July 7, 2026
The Case Against Pre-Emptive Moratoriums, From the Head of Florida's Rural Development Association
Richard Williams, chair of the Florida Rural Economic Development Association, argues in the Tallahassee Democrat that a growing wave of county moratoriums is sidelining rural Florida before communities have evaluated what's actually on the table.
June 24, 2026
Data Centers, Explained: What They Are and Why Florida Cares
A primer on what data centers do, how they use power and water, and what responsible siting looks like.
June 24, 2026
The Economist: Data-Center Backlash Is Now a National Story and a Policy Test
The Economist's June 27 cover story on America's data-center backlash puts hard numbers on a trend Floridians have watched locally.
June 23, 2026
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