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Data Center Power

October 22, 2026

Data Centers Can’t Wait for the Grid. So They Build Their Own.

This article follows our previous blog, ‘Your Trading Technology Wasn’t Built for the AI Data Center Boom. Is It Ready?’ In it, we wrote about the scale of AI data center demand and the pressure it is putting...
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Energy Trading Trends & AI

October 12, 2026

Volatility, New Market Standards and AI: What’s Next for Energy Trading

At Energy Trading Week Europe 2026, where capSpire was lead sponsor, Managing Partner, Global Practices, Marcus Seiser discussed what this year has meant for energy and commodity trading, what clients ask about AI, and three predictions for the...
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ETRM vendor evaluation

October 5, 2026

ETRM Vendor Evaluation: Scoring 3rd Party Risk & Credit Platforms on Evidence

A vendor demo is a performance. The vendor chooses the data, the portfolio, the scenario, and the moment at which everything works. Buyers sit through three or four of these, form an impression, and then try to turn...
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Data center load ETRM

September 28, 2026

Your Trading Technology Wasn’t Built for the AI Data Center Boom. Is It Ready?

AI data center demand is forcing multi-gigawatt load growth into timelines that used to take decades. It's happening from Texas to the Netherlands, wherever hyperscalers are chasing power and grid capacity to build the next generation of data...
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Case study North American utility

September 16, 2026

Advanced Risk & Credit System Selection Advisory for a Major Utility

Most risk system replacement programs begin with a decision that has already been made. A platform is failing; a vendor has been shortlisted informally, and the assessment that follows exists to justify a direction rather than to test...
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openlink report builder

September 1, 2026

Best Practices for Openlink Report Builder

Openlink Report Builder makes it easy to build powerful reports quickly. Without strong design standards, ownership, and maintenance, that same flexibility can create an operational mess that users quickly lose confidence in....
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