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Data Center Knowledge

U.S. industry trade (technology/B2B, politically neutral)

Owned byInforma TechTarget — a joint venture formed in December 2024 when Informa PLC (a London-based publishing and events conglomerate) merged its Informa Tech division with TechTarget; Informa holds a 57% stake. Data Center Knowledge was founded in 2005 by Rich Miller, acquired by iNET Interactive in 2012, passed to Penton Media in 2015, and then to Informa when it bought Penton for $1.56 billion in 2016.
FundingPrimarily advertising-supported, targeting B2B technology buyers, vendors, and data center industry decision-makers; supplemented by sponsorships and media solutions sold to technology companies. Editorial staff are formally separated from advertising sales under Informa TechTarget's published editorial ethics policy.
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Rich Miller launched Data Center Knowledge in 2005 as one of the first dedicated online news sources for the data center industry, at a time when the sector was rapidly expanding alongside the rise of cloud computing. The site built a reputation for tracking large-scale facility announcements, power consumption trends, and hyperscale operator strategies. iNET Interactive acquired it in 2012, and Penton Media — a major B2B publisher — bought iNET in 2015, folding Data Center Knowledge into a portfolio of technology trade titles. Informa PLC, a London-based conglomerate running conferences and publishing businesses worldwide, purchased Penton for $1.56 billion in 2016. In December 2024, Informa merged its technology media arm with TechTarget, creating Informa TechTarget, which now owns the publication alongside dozens of other IT trade titles such as ITPro Today and SearchDataCenter. Coverage has expanded over the years from traditional colocation and enterprise data halls to hyperscale campuses, edge computing, liquid cooling, AI infrastructure buildout, and energy policy. The outlet operates under Informa TechTarget's stated vendor-neutral editorial standards and has not been the subject of notable bias controversies or editorial scandals; its orientation is professional and industry-service rather than ideological.

Sources

  1. About Data Center Knowledge
  2. Informa to Buy Penton for $1.56 Billion — TSNN
  3. Penton Acquires iNET Interactive — MidOcean Partners
  4. iNET Interactive Acquires Data Center Knowledge — Mergr
  5. TechTarget Editorial Ethics Policy
  6. Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure — White House

Profile compiled 2026-09-01; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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