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OptiCool Technologies has partnered with CoreSite to support cooling solutions in high-density data centres, addressing thermal constraints and power density requirements.

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Underestimate harmonics at your peril

Published in Design + Optimisation Power & Cooling

Harmonics pose a headache for electrical systems in many industries, but data centres are uniquely exposed to the risks. Scott Birchall, Data centres & HVACR application engineer, ABB, explains what harmonics are, why they’re a problem, and how to effectively mitigate them.

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Setting the Record Straight: AI Data Centres and Water Use

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

By Alistair Barnes, Head of Mechanical Engineering at Colt DCS.

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Jacobs launches data centre digital twin for AI infrastructure

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

Jacobs introduces a digital twin solution for AI data centres, aiming to enhance planning, simulation, and optimisation.

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The Fourth Utility: Why Every Country Needs a Data Centre Strategy

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

By James Rogers Jones, Head of Sustainable Development, BCS Consultancy.

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Fire safety at scale: protecting modern data centre construction sites

Published in Design + Optimisation Infrastructure + Asset Management

Aaron Velardi, head of North American development at Ramtech North America, explains that, as data centre construction across North America accelerates, projects are becoming larger, faster and more complex than ever before – and the consequences of getting fire safety wrong have never been higher. Traditional approaches, developed for early, smaller-scale facilities, are being stretched beyond their limits on today’s megasites. Aaron explores how evolving risks, updated NFPA guidance and...

European data centre market prepares for record take-up and supply growth

The FLAP market will see more than 415MW of new supply added in 2021. This is almost 100MW more...

Actis to create a $250 million African data centre platform

Actis, a leading investor of private capital into global emerging markets, establishes a US$250...

The Datacenter Group acquires data centres from NovoServe in the Netherlands

The Datacenter Group (TDCG) from the Netherlands has acquired the data center infrastructure of...

IBM to build its first European Quantum Data Centre

The IBM facility in Ehningen, Germany, is expected to open in 2024.

NTT Ltd. launches new Global Data Centers division

Major international platform includes over 160 data centres across more than 20 countries and...

Liquid-cooled, HPC micro data centre first?

Avnet, Schneider Electric and Iceotope have been joined by Lenovo to deploy its Lenovo ThinkSystem...

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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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