Design + Optimisation Expert Opinions News Videos

How can comprehensive commissioning de-risk data centre construction?

Published in Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation

Straightline Consulting’s Craig Eadie discusses how the rapid rise of hyperscale and AI-driven data centres is amplifying project complexity and risk, and why comprehensive commissioning from day one is now critical in his latest thought-leadership article. Craig highlights how long-lead...

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Reinventing Data Center Design with AI and Modular Solutions

Published in Design + Optimisation

By Tod Higinbotham, CEO, ZincFive.

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Higher loads, faster builds: six trends defining data centres in 2026

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

This article was developed jointly by engineers from Black & White Engineering’s global offices, with contributions from: Wyn Turnbull, Yiping Lin, Niamh O’Halloran, Wesley Daniel, Rashi Negi, Aurore Knight, Adam Asquith, Eduardo Golloy Jr, Stuart Bridges, David Williams, Chris Nisbet, Charlie...

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What the UK’s AI growth zones mean for the data centre industry

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

By Jon Healy, Managing Director, EMEA, at Salute.

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The Greening of the Internet Exchange Point

By Jennifer Holmes, CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX).

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WHAT WILL 2026 BRING FOR THE DATACENTRE SECTOR

By James Hart, CEO at BCS, the global datacentre consultancy.

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Key legal risks and considerations for UK data centre providers and their customers

By Sophie Ashcroft, Partner, and Miranda Joseph, Senior Knowledge Lawyer, at Stevens & Bolton.

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Building Sustainable AI Infrastructure: Lessons from Infra/STRUCTURE 2025

Thoughts from Infra/STRUCTURE 2025 - Joe Morgan, COO, Patmos Hosting.

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Designing smarter power systems: how integration is redefining the data centre

By Arturo Di Filippi, Offering Director, Global Large Power at Vertiv.

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Prefabricated data centres: A scalable solution to take on the AI age

By Harqs Singh, CTO and Founder, InfraPartners.

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From ‘skills gap’ to ‘skills evolution’ - rethinking capability in data centre design

By Caff Allen, Global Director Learning & Development, Black & White Engineering.

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Why Modular Data Centres Are the Answer to the Industry's Biggest Headaches

By Nick Ewing, Managing Director at EfficiencyIT.

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Videos

ZincFive: Nickel-Zinc Batteries Explained

Unveiling the science of nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries. In this video we break down the advantages behind our remarkable chemistry. Discover the key factors that contribute to NiZn's exceptional power, safety,...

Hot-water cooling addresses the AI power challenge

Dr. Peter de Bock, vice president, Data Center Energy and Cooling Technology, Eaton, discusses what the launch of the NVIDIA Rubin platform means for data centre power demand, explaining that it could be a...

Redefining the battery blueprint

Mike Nagus, CEO of LiNova, a battery tech company, talks backup power infrastructure, UPS and battery technologies – comparing and contrasting traditional approaches and solutions with some of the emerging...

From firefighting to frameworks: Helping MSPs scale with operational maturity

In this interview, Devang Mehta, Co-Founder & Director of Operations and Customer Success at Infrassist, explains how MSPs can move beyond reactive operations to build structured, scalable frameworks for...

News

Kiteworks and Kasm announce partnership for secure data collaboration

Kiteworks and Kasm partner to provide secure data management for distributed teams and partner ecosystems.

Datadog announces new UK data centre to enhance localised cloud security

Datadog establishes a new UK data centre to aid organisations in regulated industries with local storage needs and upgraded security measures.

Boomi enterprise platform expands data activation and AI features

Boomi adds new features to its Enterprise Platform, including context-aware data activation and expanded SAP integration.

Sunrise supercomputer to support fusion research and AI in the UK

The UK invests in 'Sunrise', a £45 million supercomputer to advance fusion energy research and support AI growth at Culham Campus.

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