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Global data centre demand surges

Jonathan Kinsey, EMEA Data Centre Lead at JLL, discusses the findings of JLL’s new 2025 Global Data Center Outlook, exploring the relationship between AI, sustainability and investment demands. Jonathan is confident that, despite certain challenges, including supply constraints and electricity limitations in some markets, the outlook for the data centre sector remains highly favourable. The industry is poised for continued growth, driven by AI adoption, increased data processing demands and ongoing technological advancements.

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AI and bespoke cloud services central to DataVita's expansion plans

Danny Quinn, Managing Director of DataVita, discusses the reasons behind the company’s record-breaking financial results – a new focus on being Scotland’s leading provider of AI-ready data centres - of supporting cutting-edge workloads with up to 400 kW per rack; the National Cloud, which delivers tailored services for workloads unsuitable for public cloud providers, prioritising data sovereignty, cost transparency, and simplified pricing models, while addressing issues related to cloud repatriation and critical workloads; and plans to reach 500 MW data centre capacity in central Scotland over the next five years.

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Further expansion in Finland for Verne

Dominic Ward, CEO at sustainable data centre provider, Verne, discusses the company’s expansion plans in Finland – with the acquisition of a strategic site in Mantsala, to build its fifth Nordic data centre, as well as the acquisition of the land at its existing Helsinki data center campus, securing room for future expansion. Dominic also shares some fascinating insights into the data centre industry more generally – setting AI and sustainability in context with the current geopolitical uncertainties.

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Sustainability delivers smarter decision-making and happy shareholders

Buddy Bayer, Chief Operating Officer, Colt Technology Services, discusses the findings of the company’s fifth, annual Digital Infrastructure Report, with sustainability planning, CIOs shaping sustainability strategies, the positives of AI, legacy technology, NaaS and end-to-end intelligent infrastructure just some of the topics covered. Buddy is optimistic that ‘smart sustainability’ delivers benefits for all an organisation’s stakeholders.

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DTCP invests across Ireland and the Nordics

Zahl Limbuwala, Operating Partner at DTCP and Chairman of GreenScale, provides a comprehensive update as to the company’s recent investments in Atlantic Hub, a data centre campus developer based in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and GreenScale , a large-scale sustainable data centre platform engineered to meet the needs of hyperscale, AI, and Cloud customers with a focus on sustainability and rapid deployment. Atlantic Hub is set to launch the development of a large multibuilding data centre campus in Derry-Londonderry, while GreenScale launches with 170MW of secured capacity, spanning two strategic sites in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (via Atlantic Hub) and has plans to develop an additional 300MW in the Nordics.

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EDGNEX Data Centers by DAMAC Powers European Expansion

Tarun Tyagi, Senior Vice President of DAMAC, International Business, explains how EDGNEX Data Centers by DAMAC, a global digital infrastructure provider and part of the DAMAC Group, has taken a significant step in its international expansion by acquiring prime land in Madrid, Spain, for the development of a cutting-edge data centre, with more European sites planned over the coming months.

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The Iberian Peninsula provisions truly global, digital connectivity

Theresa Bobis, Regional Director Southern Europe at DE-CIX, explains where once the choice of data centre locations was limited to historically strategic centres, new hubs offer economic and geographical advantages. Theresa outlines the many compelling reasons why companies should re-assess their location strategies and why the Iberian Peninsula in particular offers many compelling benefits for data centre owners, operators and their customers, including great local, regional and global connectivity, a thriving, dynamic digital business environment and a plentiful supply of renewable energy.

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