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Sydney seen as the AI sweet spot

Published in Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation

Paul Christensen, Macquarie Data Centres General Manager, discusses the company’s 47MW IC3 Super West Sydney AI data centre, in the context of its plans to build out some 200MW of AI and cloud capacity in the city. He shares some great insights as to the challenges and opportunities of building out AI data centre infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, and is confident that Macquarie’s successful data centre track record sees it well positioned to play a key role in the growth of AI and...

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Services set to define the data centre landscape

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

Phil Cullerton, VP Services EMEA at Vertiv, explains why services will define the future of the data centre. The future of the data centre is not just about who builds fastest, it is about who operates best. And in this evolving landscape of digital transformation / AI density, tightening regulation, stretched supply chains and rising expectations, digital infrastructure services are the differentiator. If you are an operator, the question is no longer whether to invest in services, it is...

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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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How 2026 will redefine the UK’s data centre landscape

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

Mary-Ann Clarke, AECOM’s Director of Data Centre Delivery, believes that developers, utilities, planners and government need to work together to accelerate investment in grid reinforcement and smart energy systems and strengthen engagement with communities to secure social licence for continued data centre growth – alongside recognising the strategic importance of data centres to the national economy and ensuring policy keeps pace with the scale and urgency of demand.

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Collaboration to develop smaller data centres for the AI era

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Ben Sooter, Director of Agentic AI Initiatives & Distributed AI Architecture at EPRI, and Bal Aujla, Director, Head of Advanced Research and Engineering, InfraPartners, discuss the collaboration between EPRI, Prologis, NVIDIA, and InfraPartners to study smaller-scale data centres designed for distributed inference. The collaborators will assess the deployment of micro data centres - ranging from 5 to 20 megawatts - at or near utility substations with available grid capacity that can be quickly...

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Building a strong Finnish ecosystem around data centre investments

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

Antti “Jogi” Poikola newly appointed Managing Director of the Finnish Data Center Association (FDCA), explains how Finland has an exceptional opportunity to become a leading country in sustainable digital infrastructure in Europe. The data center industry is growing rapidly in Finland, and in his role as Managing Director of FDCA, Poikola will play a key part in strengthening the visibility and recognition of the sector.

DCS talks to EcoCooling at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event

AI looms large over industry’s sustainability roadmap

Tate Cantrell, Chief Technology Officer at Verne Global, provides some brilliant insights into the...

DCS talks to Essentra at DCW 2025

In this video, DCS talks to Essentra at DCW 2025

DCS talks to RiT Tech at the DCA's 10x10 2025

In this video, we talk to RiT Tech at the DCA's 10x10 2025

National Data Centre Academy promotes a sustainable future

John Booth, MD of Carbon3IT, explains the thinking behind the new National Data Centre Academy, as...

Assessing the state of the energy industry

Rebecca Scottorn, Partner at L.E.K. Consulting and part of the global Industrials Practice,...

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