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How can comprehensive commissioning de-risk data centre construction?

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

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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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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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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Videos

Tim Collier, director and UK data centre lead at Turner & Townsend, explains what’s needed to build confidence in the industry and to deliver data centres on schedule, how to navigate heightened competition...
Carlson Choi, COO of Slide, outlines how Slide is rebuilding backup and disaster recovery for modern MSPs, moving away from legacy systems toward a platform built for security, speed, and scale. He discusses...
Data Centre World Frankfurt 2026
Edgar Van Essen, Managing Director, CCO and Partner for Switch Datacenters, outlines a dramatic decline in water use, new cooperative stakeholder models including green residual heat exchange networks, and a...

News

Tech Mahindra has announced a partnership with Cisco to launch a joint security solution, Cyber Resilience Fabric.
Zendesk has outlined a new AI-focused strategy for customer service centred on combining AI capabilities with human support workflows to improve operational efficiency and service delivery.
Harness report finds that AI coding tools are being widely adopted in software engineering, with productivity gains alongside emerging challenges in performance measurement and visibility.
Digital Realty has opened its first data center in Barcelona, BCN1, located in the Sant Adrià de Besòs innovation area.