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Pragmatism and the AI boom

With the uncertainty and volatility surrounding the current AI boom, what can data infrastructure builders and operators do to accommodate the surging demand while mitigating the well publicised risks. By Chad McCarthy, Chair of the Technical Committee of the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA).

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Pure DC amplifies growth with $2.7 billion financing

Pure DC has secured new financing to support the expansion of its data centre developments across Europe and the Middle East.

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Industry under-prepared for surge in AI data centre demand

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 for power and skills, and what the company’s latest Data Centre Construction Cost Index – which analyses costs and trends in 52 data centre markets worldwide – reveals for emerging solutions for improving productivity and the complexities of building especially AI data centres.

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Cooling-as-a-Service eliminates the complexity of managing the liquid cooling technology loop

John Shultz, Chief Product Officer, AI and Learning Officer for Salute, discusses the company’s collaboration with Ecolab, enabling customers to protect their AI investments by reducing complexity and mitigating risks in direct-to-chip (DTC) liquid cooling. Though this collaboration, Ecolab’s Cooling-as-a-Service (CaaS) program will become integral to Salute’s DTC Liquid Cooling Operations Service. Ecolab’s CaaS solves one of the most complex challenges for liquid cooling in data...

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110MW microgrid developed for Dublin data centre

Ben Pritchard, CEO of AVK, discusses the launch of what is believed to be Europe’s first, large-scale, 110 MW on-site microgrid, developed to support early phase site operational resilience. Located within Pure DC’s Dublin campus, the on site energy system provides the opportunity for dispatchable capacity to support data centre operations during initial development phases, prior to full integration with the national electricity system as grid connection capacity becomes available. Over...

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Community collaboration and transparency - key to data centre success in the AI era

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 clear pathway to reach net-positive impact by 2040, as reported in the company’s 2025 Sustainability Report. With plans for six new builds and more, Edgar highlights how Switch Datacenters is growing its footprint to over 1GW capacity in the coming years while supporting local societies...

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Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends 2019

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