# Data Center daily digest — 28 Oct 2026

Five data center releases, led by third-quarter results as Equinix and Vertiv both raised full-year guidance, with Vertiv reporting 61% net sales growth. EdgeCore completed a $521 million asset-backed financing for its Santa Clara SV01 facility, Aligned Data Centers launched Delta Cube 3.0 air cooling and STACK Infrastructure named Jim Smith CEO of STACK EMEA.

Source-local date: Wednesday 28 October 2026 (America/Los_Angeles). 5 release(s). Canonical: https://mediarelease.co/digests/data-center/2026-10-28/

## Releases

### [Equinix reports third quarter 2026 results and raises full year guidance](https://mediarelease.co/us/mr02434-equinix-reports-third-quarter-2026-results-and-28102026.html)

Issued by: Equinix · Original source: https://newsroom.equinix.com/2026-10-28-Equinix-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results-and-Raises-2026-Guidance

Equinix reported third quarter 2026 revenues of $2.571 billion, up 11% year over year, with operating income up 27% to $600 million and net income of $489 million, or $4.93 per share. The data center operator recorded record annualized gross bookings of $533 million and plans nearly 40% more cabinet deliveries in 2026 than first expected. It raised full year revenue guidance to $10.325 billion to $10.365 billion.

### [STACK Infrastructure appoints Jim Smith as Chief Executive Officer of STACK EMEA](https://mediarelease.co/uk/mr02398-stack-infrastructure-appoints-jim-smith-as-chief-28102026.html)

Issued by: STACK Infrastructure · Original source: https://www.stackinfra.com/about/news-press/press-releases/stack-infrastructure-appoints-jim-smith-as-chief-executive-officer-stack-emea/

STACK Infrastructure has appointed Jim Smith as Chief Executive Officer of STACK EMEA, where the data center developer operates across seven markets in six countries. Smith joined STACK in 2025 from Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure and previously held leadership roles at Equinix, Microsoft and Digital Realty. He succeeds interim EMEA leader Brian Cox, while Matt VanderZanden and Preet Gona continue to lead the Americas and APAC.

### [Aligned Data Centers launches Delta Cube 3.0 air-cooling technology with 10% efficiency gains](https://mediarelease.co/us/mr02397-aligned-data-centers-launches-delta-cube-3-0-air-28102026.html)

Issued by: Aligned Data Centers · Original source: https://aligneddc.com/press-release/aligned-data-centers-advances-cooling-architecture-delivering-significant-energy-efficiency-and-cooling-capacity-improvements/

Aligned Data Centers has launched Delta Cube 3.0, the latest version of its patented air-cooling technology, engineered with Munters. The company says it delivers a 10% increase in cooling capacity and 10% better energy efficiency within the same physical footprint, with zero water use for operational cooling. North American units are manufactured in Munters' Selma, Texas and Daleville, Virginia facilities.

### [EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure completes $521 million ABS financing](https://mediarelease.co/us/mr02396-edgecore-digital-infrastructure-completes-521-28102026.html)

Issued by: EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure · Original source: https://edgecore.com/resources/press-releases/edgecore-digital-infrastructure-completes-521-million-abs-financing

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure has completed a $521 million asset-backed securitization backed by its fully stabilized 36 MW SV01 data center on its Santa Clara, California campus. Proceeds will refinance construction loans and fund future green data center development. The designated green bonds, led by MUFG with ING as joint book-runner, lift EdgeCore's financeable IT capacity to 62 MW across two buildings leased to one hyperscale tenant.

### [Vertiv reports third quarter 2026 net sales growth of 61% and raises full year guidance](https://mediarelease.co/us/mr02395-vertiv-reports-third-quarter-2026-net-sales-28102026.html)

Issued by: Vertiv · Original source: https://investors.vertiv.com/news/news-details/2026/Vertiv-Reports-Strong-Third-Quarter-2026-with-Net-Sales-Growth-of-61-Organic-Orders-Growth-over-100-and-Diluted-EPS-Growth-of-91-Adjusted-Diluted-EPS-Growth-of-78-Raises-Full-Year-2026-Guidance-Across-All-Key-Metrics/default.aspx

Vertiv reported third quarter 2026 net sales of $4,313 million, up 61% on a year earlier, with 55% organic growth and organic orders more than doubling. Diluted EPS rose 91% to $1.95 and adjusted operating margin reached 25.2%. The critical digital infrastructure supplier raised full year 2026 guidance to net sales of $14,650 million at the midpoint, citing strong, broad-based global data center demand.

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