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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.

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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.

Steady growth for data centre construction market

The newly published Data Centres Construction Market Report by AMA Research has revealed that since...

80 mile, weekend data centre migration

An efficiently executed migration under COVID-19 safety measures, maintaining key services and data...

Kampala colo first

Raxio has officially launched Uganda’s first state of the art Tier III carrier-neutral data...

BCS appoints Head of Critical Infrastructure

In response to the increasing requirement by organisations in the datacentre, commercial, media and...

Europe on course to beat annual data centre take-up record

Demand for cloud computing continues to drive European data centre market.

nLighten completes major data centre rooftop solar installation

Over 1,000 solar panels to generate up to 478 kW at Milton Keynes site in the UK.

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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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