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EfficiencyIT launches ModularDC range of UK manufactured Prefabricated Data Centres

Specialist in data centre design, build and engineering launches fully customisable prefabricated data centre solutions for customers within government, defence, and other business-critical sectors.

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Higher ASPs push up data centre physical infrastructure market

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the Data Center Physical Infrastructure (DCPI) market revenue growth accelerated in 4Q 2022, pushing full-year sales to 10 percent.

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Schneider Electric appoints Mark Yeeles to Secure Power Division

Mark Yeeles joins Schneider Electric’s Secure Power Division from its UK&I Industrial Automation Business after a period of sustained growth.

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BCS launches 2023 apprenticeship programme

Business Critical Solutions (BCS), the specialist business dedicated to optimising digital infrastructure across the globe, has started recruiting for this year’s apprenticeship programme and is looking for the next generation of Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers.

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Global data centre capex grew 15 percent to $241 billion in 2022

According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, global data center capex grew 15 percent to $241 billion in 2022. However, we project cloud and enterprise data center spending to decelerate to single-digit growth in 2023.

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Copper-free data and power link transforms traditional antenna technology

Precise timing synchronisation for high-performance networks, is now improved as HUBER+SUHNER launches enhancements to the world’s first truly copper-free fiber powered link.

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Accelerating data centre cabling installation

Corning’s new EDGE Distribution System helps meet demand for information-processing in the cloud – simplifying installation, lowering overall costs, and reducing carbon footprint.

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84% of major firms failing to disclose operational emissions targets

Companies are pledging to reduce their carbon impact but struggling to measure progress across their supply chains.

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Colt expands partnership with Equinix in key regions

New software-driven connectivity simplifies user experience and helps business grow and scale in Spain, Italy and Sweden.

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Data Centre momentum continues in EMEA

2022 saw total capacity across key markets increase by 1020MW.

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GF Piping Systems at Data Centre World London 2023

GF Piping Systems will display complete corrosion- and maintenance-free piping solutions as well as pre-fabrication support to help data centers simultaneously reduce costs and increase efficiency from 8-9 March at Data Centre World, held at ExCeL London.

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Vertiv launches Augmented Reality App

Vertiv™ XR app allows users to see and explore equipment in a desired location before purchase and installation.

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Colt expands partnership with Equinix in three key regions

New software-driven connectivity simplifies user experience and helps business grow and scale in Spain, Italy and Sweden.

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BB Backbone successfully transmits 800 Gbps between Tokyo data centres

BB Backbone Corporation has successfully achieved 800Gbps transmission at 100GHz bandwidth with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) transponder in a commercial network in the Alien Wavelength (other companies' signals) connection configuration. The company has succeeded in 800Gbps transmission of WL5e in a 100GHz bandwidth in a commercial network.

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Accelerating sustainable Open RAN adoption

Iceotope collaborates with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, and nVent to develop a new super-efficient solution mitigates power constraints while simplifying and significantly driving down maintenance costs with extended server lifecycles, reduced failures, and OOBM remote management.

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Videos

DCS talks to Paul Smethurst from Hillstone Products at the Data Centre Alliance's 10x10 Event on 16th February 2023.
Nick Ewing, Managing Director at EfficiencyIT, explains the thinking behind the company’s launch of the ModularDC range of prefabricated data centre solutions. Fully customisable, highly secure and application specific, the solutions also address the key challenges of supply chain resilience, speed of delivery and sustainability – while the immersive design process harnesses virtual reality (VR) to ensure delivery of truly optimised data centre infrastructure.
DCS talks to Jon Summers from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden at the Data Centre Alliance's 10x10 Event on 16th February 2023.
Gerard Thibault, CTO at Kao Data, reflects on his electrical engineering career, with 40+ years spent in the data centre sector. He provides both valuable and fascinating insights into how the data centre industry has, and has not, changed over time and remains optimistic that today’s twin objectives of digitalisation and sustainability will remain compatible.

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