At the recent World Economic Forum  in Davos, a reality long understood by infrastructure operators was stated plainly on the global stage. As articulated by Elon Musk , the limiting factor for artificial intelligence is no longer compute availability. It is power. That observation marks an inflection point—not because it is new, but because it has now entered the mainstream narrative. For those building at scale, this constraint has been visible for years. The Shift from Com

Eliakim Capital is proud to be instrumental in the transformation of The Freedom Center , a landmark infrastructure project redefining South Florida’s role in global connectivity, artificial intelligence, and enterprise compute. Located in Sunrise, the Freedom Center occupies a rare position at the intersection of broadcast-grade resilience, hemispheric connectivity, and AI-era compute readiness. Formerly home to HBO Latin America, the facility is now being reimagined as a ne

South Florida’s emergence as a serious data center market is no longer theoretical. It is operational, powered, and ready. The Freedom Center  stands as a clear signal that the region has entered a new phase—one defined by execution rather than ambition, and by infrastructure that meets the real demands of AI-driven workloads. Over the last two days, Rich Washburn , Managing Partner & Chief AI Officer of Eliakim Capital , spent extensive time onsite at the Freedom Center. The

Artificial intelligence is often described as a software revolution, but at scale it becomes an infrastructure problem. Every serious AI system eventually resolves into racks, chips, cooling, steel, and electricity. As AI and high-performance computing infrastructure expands, the industry is discovering a hard truth: intelligence scales physically. Compute is not virtual — it is industrial. From Algorithms to Infrastructure AI / HPC infrastructure has moved beyond experimenta

When markets talk about “$3 trillion flowing into AI,” the assumption is usually software, models, and abstract innovation. In reality, the bulk of the capital is being deployed into physical systems: data centers, high-density compute, networking, cooling, and the power infrastructure required to run them continuously. This is not a digital spending cycle—it is an industrial one. What’s unfolding is closer to the buildout of railroads, telecom, or electrification than a typi

After nearly two decades of relatively flat electricity consumption, the United States is entering a new era of power demand growth. This shift is not being driven by population growth, household consumption, or traditional heavy industry. Instead, it is being propelled by data centers—specifically those supporting cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and high-performance workloads. Federal energy forecasts now show that U.S. electricity usage is set to rise more over th