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AI workloads and the implications for high-density datacentre design

Published in Design + Optimisation

AI workloads are pushing datacentre infrastructure towards higher rack densities, new cooling strategies and greater power demand. Jamie Darragh, Data Centre Director, Europe, at global datacentre engineering design consultancy Black & White Engineering, examines the design implications for the next generation of facilities.

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WAN Networking: shift to the edge?

Published in AI Cloud Cloud + MS Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management IT Management + Service Networks + Telecoms

By David Trossell, CEO and CTO at Bridgeworks.

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Is co-location the key for the UK’s data centres?

Published in Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation

By Philip Silk, Development Director at Conrad Energy.

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The great cloud repatriation: why UK businesses are bringing data home

Published in Cloud Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management

By Mark Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer at Pulsant.

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Trends and best practices for designing AI-ready data centres

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

This article examines how growing AI adoption is influencing data centre design, and outlines key considerations for building infrastructure that supports modern AI workloads.

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How 2026 will redefine the UK’s data centre landscape

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

Mary-Ann Clarke, AECOM’s Director of Data Centre Delivery, believes that developers, utilities, planners and government need to work together to accelerate investment in grid reinforcement and smart energy systems and strengthen engagement with communities to secure social licence for continued data centre growth – alongside recognising the strategic importance of data centres to the national economy and ensuring policy keeps pace with the scale and urgency of demand.

A sunny future for wind of change

Google says that it is working toward 24x7 carbon-free energy everywhere it has a data centres. To...

Stellium Datacenters, Submer, and ExxonMobil join forces on Open Compute Project

Data centre efficiency, sustainability and reliability at heart of groundbreaking collaboration.

e-shelter opens another data center in Frankfurt at Europe’s largest data center campus

EUR 100 million investment for building H of the Frankfurt 1 Data Center.

Equinix acquires Switch Datacenters' AMS1 Amsterdam data centre business

Equinix, Inc. has closed a transaction for the purchase of Switch Datacenters' AMS1 data center...

Secure I.T. Environments extends relationship with University of Chichester

New multi-year maintenance and support contract for two sites.

Making autonomous data centres a reality

Ultima has launched its Autonomous DC solution to allow datacentres to be run in a fully automated...

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Australian fish farm undergoes IT upgrade by investing in edge infrastructure

Australian fism farming company Tassal looked at harnessing IT to make its business of growing salmon more sustainable and cost-effective. It invested in an integrated IT solution powered by Vertiv and Dell EMC for its business in Tasmania.

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