October 2025 Data Center & Digital Infrastructure Events Preview
October 2025 Data Center & Digital Infrastructure Events Preview
EVENTS
October is shaping up to be a major month for the data center industry—packed with global summits, hardware & open-source design events, and forums focused on operations, energy, and emerging technologies. If you're planning your calendar, here are the events to watch, with themes we expect to dominate.
Key Events
While some events from the list are confirmed for 2026, others, particularly those from Bisnow, do not yet have publicly announced dates for that year. Here is the available information in an easy-to-read format.
7x24 Exchange Fall Conference
This event focuses on the challenges and solutions in designing, building, and operating mission-critical data center facilities. It provides a platform for industry professionals to share knowledge and best practices.
Time: October 19-22, 2025 (Dates are from the user-provided prompt, but note that some sources list a different "XChange" event in March 2026)
Venue: San Antonio, TX
OCP Global Summit
The Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit brings together a community of technology experts and engineers to collaborate on open-source hardware designs for data centers. The focus is on creating efficient, scalable, and sustainable infrastructure.
Time: October 13-16, 2025
Venue: San Jose, CA
NVIDIA GTC 2025
NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2025 is a premier event focusing on advancements in artificial intelligence, accelerated computing, and related technologies. The conference features keynotes, technical sessions, and showcases from industry leaders and innovators.
Time: March 17–21, 2025
Venue: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA
Ohio Data Center Summit
The Ohio Data Center Summit provides a forum for regional data center professionals to discuss market trends, new technologies, and business opportunities in the central U.S.
Time: October 7-9, 2025 (Dates are from the user-provided prompt)
Venue: Huntington Field Club, Columbus OH
infra/STRUCTURE Summit
The infra/STRUCTURE Summit is a conference that focuses on the economics and strategic developments within the internet infrastructure ecosystem, including data centers, cloud, and telecommunications.
Time: October 15-16, 2026 (Dates are from the user-provided prompt)
Venue: Las Vegas
Capacity Europe
Capacity Europe is one of the largest carrier conferences in Europe, bringing together key players in the telecommunications and digital infrastructure markets to network, discuss industry trends, and drive new business.
Time: October 21-23, 2026 (Dates are from the user-provided prompt)
Venue: London
Bisnow Media Events
Bisnow hosts various events throughout the year, but the specific 2026 dates for their National DICE Construction, Design & Development - CENTRAL and National DICE Connectivity, Edge & Telecom conferences have not yet been announced. The provided information is for 2025.
Here is a video from the 7x24 Exchange 2025 Spring Conference that provides a recap of the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl03-6g_eHs
What to Watch in October
Open Hardware & Interoperability – At events like OCP, expect discussions around open designs, standardization, and hardware innovation that supports capacity, flexibility, and energy efficiency.
Energy, Sustainability & Alternative Power – Given rising energy costs and regulatory pressure, attendees will be focused on renewable sourcing, efficient cooling, and alternative power strategies.
AI & Compute Scaling – With generative AI and large compute workloads growing, architecture & infrastructure design is becoming more central: power density, thermal management, interconnects, etc.
Hybrid/Colocation & Cloud Intersection – Colocation, edge computing, and cloud‐adjacent infrastructure will continue to be hot topics, especially as enterprises balance latency, cost, and resiliency.