August 2026 Events Preview

August tends to have fewer large scale trade shows, with more niche conferences, networking summits, and collaborative forums.

1. Data Center Investment Conference & Expo: South

• Date: August 6, 2025

• Location: Dallas, TX / Central U.S.

• Organizer: Bisnow

• Description: A regional conference focused on data center investment, development, and financing in the Southern U.S. market. Attendees will gain insights into site selection, capital allocation, and growth strategies for enterprise, colocation, and hyperscale facilities.

• Link: Bisnow Event Page

2. Data Center Investment Conference & Expo: Rockies

• Date: August 21, 2025

• Location: Denver, CO / Rocky Mountain Region

• Organizer: Bisnow

• Description: This conference targets data center investment opportunities in the Rocky Mountain region. Key topics include funding strategies, regional infrastructure trends, renewable energy integration, and expansion opportunities for enterprise and cloud providers.

• Link: Bisnow Event Page

3.Data Center Frontier Trends Summit

• Dates: August 26–28, 2025

• Location: Reston, VA, USA

• Organizer: Data Center Frontier

• Description: The Trends Summit brings together executives, operators, and investors to discuss emerging trends in data center design, operations, and technology. Topics include cloud and edge expansion, sustainability, AI infrastructure, and the evolving digital ecosystem.

• Link: dcftrends.com

What to watch in August:

• AI & modular infrastructure: how providers are handling power, heat, cooling as AI scaling becomes more demanding.

• Hardware lifecycle, sustainability, and reuse/upcycling topics (especially relevant among exhibitors/vendors).

• Policy/regulation trends, especially energy efficiency and environmental impact guidelines.