# Data Center daily digest — 9 Oct 2026

Two data center releases made up the day. QTS Data Centers and Lancium agreed to provide up to $15.5 million for city services and infrastructure in Turkey, Texas, near their data center campus, and Vertiv named 11 North America Partner Award recipients, with World Wide Technology as Partner of the Year.

Source-local date: Friday 9 October 2026 (America/Los_Angeles). 2 release(s). Canonical: https://mediarelease.co/digests/data-center/2026-10-09/

## Releases

### [Vertiv announces North America Partner Award winners for enabling AI-ready infrastructure and customer success](https://mediarelease.co/us/mr01778-vertiv-announces-north-america-partner-award-winners-for-09102026.html)

Issued by: Vertiv · Original source: https://www.vertiv.com/en-us/about/news-and-events/corporate-news/2026/vertiv-announces-north-america-partner-award-winners-for-enabling-ai-ready-infrastructure-and-customer-success/

Vertiv has named 11 channel partner organizations as recipients of its 2025 North America Partner Awards, selected on 2025 results, growth and customer impact. World Wide Technology was named Partner of the Year, while other honorees included TD SYNNEX, Wesco, Computacenter, NVIDIA, Dell Technologies, Iron Bow and Javco. Vertiv said its partners are helping customers deploy high-density, AI-ready power and cooling infrastructure across data center and edge environments.

### [QTS and Lancium Announce Agreement to Support Turkey’s Infrastructure and Community Priorities](https://mediarelease.co/us/mr01777-qts-and-lancium-announce-agreement-to-support-turkeys-09102026.html)

Issued by: QTS Data Centers · Original source: https://q.com/news/qts-and-lancium-announce-agreement-to-support-turkeys-infrastructure-and-community-priorities/

QTS Data Centers and Lancium have agreed with the City of Turkey, Texas, to provide up to $15.5 million for city services and community infrastructure linked to their nearby data center campus. The package includes annual payments of $1.5 million through 2032, up to $5 million in further infrastructure assistance and a one-time contribution to replace the city’s aging water tower. Payments are expected to begin in 2026, with water tower work due to start by year-end.

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