AI Inference: The Next Stress Test For Global Data Center Infrastructure
DataCenter Knowledge, Thursday, March 26th, 2026
AI inference is rapidly becoming the dominant driver of network demand, requiring scalable optical connectivity to support its explosive growth and multimodal complexity.
In recent years, AI training has dominated conversations around the global artificial intelligence infrastructure. Massive GPU clusters, data center buildout, and power-hungry models have become shorthand for the scale of the AI era. But AI training is only the warmup act. AI inference, the real test of today's AI infrastructure, has been waiting in the wings and is now taking center stage.