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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...

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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.

Keysource appoints sustainability lead

Keysource Group, the global data centre and critical environment specialists, has appointed a Head...

KKR commits $1 billion to form Global Technical Realty

New platform to build and operate data centres for large technology clients across Europe as demand...

Critical cooling specialist launches data centre design e-book

Reference guide equips consultants and end users with evidenced-based information on efficient and...

ABM secures contract with Winthrop Technologies

ABM has secured a significant contract with Winthrop Technologies, a cutting-edge technology...

CBRE’s Data Centre team makes two senior appointments

Appointments part of a strategic expansion across Europe.

The world’s first climate positive data centre is built in Sweden

In the city of Falun, Sweden, the world’s first climate positive data center is now being...

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