UW-Madison data center contract moves from Fitchburg to Milwaukee firm

As employees and students grapple with questions around artificial intelligence, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has decided to work with a Milwaukee company for some of its data center needs.

For years, the university has previously relied on two data center services to host research and administrative computing for campus, according to Rob Cramer, UW-Madison’s top financial official. One is run by the state Department of Administration, and the other is run by a private company, US Signal.

With UW-Madison’s contract with US Signal scheduled to end in early 2029, Cramer recently told the UW system’s Board of Regents, the university began looking for a replacement provider. After a bid process, UW-Madison selected Milwaukee-based Data Holdings...