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The silent guardian ~ How resistors protect data centres from electrical stress.

The data centre market is booming thanks to AI. According to Goldman Sachs, the explosion in generative AI means demand for data could increase 50 per cent by 2027 and by as much as 165 per cent by the end of the decade compared to 2023’s figures. It’s clear data centres are fast becoming another lifeblood utility in modern society, but what would happen if one suddenly switched off? Here, Mike Torbitt, managing director of resistor manufacturer Cressall, theorises just how much our world...

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Harnessing clean energy for Britain's data-driven future

Exploring the path to a sustainable digital future in the UK through renewable energy integration in data centres.

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Copeland’s compressor innovations - keeping Asia-Pacific data centres cool

Abel Gnanakumar, Vice President, Commercial HVAC - Asia, Middle East & Africa at Copeland, discusses the surge in data centre development across Asia and its unique climate challenges, the twin drivers of AI and sustainability, the critical role of cooling management and Copeland’s innovations that support efficient cooling without comprising reliability, uptime rates, and business continuity.

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Dynamism and energy - key to the BCS new brand

Anna Rantala, Marketing Manager at BCS, discusses the company’s new branding – a refresh that is about showing the world the BCS that already exists - modern, dynamic, and human at its core. Anna explains how the new branding is the platform to grow into the next decade and ‘gives space to our people and culture, the part of BCS that clients always tell me makes the biggest difference. It might feel like a big change, but the truth is we’ve been this brand all along. We just weren’t...

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Legacy data centres - time for open heart surgery?!

Simon Harris, Director of Critical Infrastructure at BCS, discusses the role that legacy data centres have in supporting the development of AI, with inferencing seen as a major opportunity. Simon outlines the challenges of making legacy data centres ‘AI ready’, suggesting that many, if not all, such facilities, need to recognise the importance of refurbishment if they are not to miss out on not just the current AI boom, but also the ongoing, general digital transformation expansion.

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Kao Data launches Critical Careers: Celebrating Women in Digital Infrastructure – a new campaign...
A significant 85 percent of UK data centre businesses report confidence in the cost-effectiveness,...
EU countries are struggling to reach their 32% renewable energy usage target by 2030.
Data centre operators must prepare their facilities for the warm summer months by implementing the...
Reports by 451 Research and Forrester indicate most of the IT and data centre industry is at the...
Three new wind farms in Ireland, Sweden, and the United States will produce more than 670,000 MWh...
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Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends 2019

Blockchain, artificial intelligence, empowered edge, privacy and ethics, quantum computing, immersive experiences, augmented analytics, autonomous things and digital twins drive the Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019. David Cearley, Gartner Vice President, presented the trends at Gartner 2018 Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Florida.

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