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Conrad Purcell, partner at Haynes Boone, explains how data centre development in sub-Saharan Africa is accelerating, driven by rising digital demand and infrastructure investment. While project finance through DFI lending offers a viable route for funding these projects, they still come with challenges such as power grid reliability, political and social instability and contractor limitations. Despite these hurdles, strategic risk mitigation, market appropriate contract drafting and surging...

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Higher loads, faster builds: six trends defining data centres in 2026

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

This article was developed jointly by engineers from Black & White Engineering’s global offices, with contributions from: Wyn Turnbull, Yiping Lin, Niamh O’Halloran, Wesley Daniel, Rashi Negi, Aurore Knight, Adam Asquith, Eduardo Golloy Jr, Stuart Bridges, David Williams, Chris Nisbet, Charlie Bater and Kevin Laugo.

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What the UK’s AI growth zones mean for the data centre industry

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By Jon Healy, Managing Director, EMEA, at Salute.

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atNorth partners with Vestforbrænding to recycle data centre heat in Denmark

Published in AI Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Power & Cooling

atNorth's collaboration with Vestforbrænding will pioneer the use of excess data centre heat in Danish homes, aligning with national decarbonisation goals.

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WHAT WILL 2026 BRING FOR THE DATACENTRE SECTOR

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

By James Hart, CEO at BCS, the global datacentre consultancy.

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Key legal risks and considerations for UK data centre providers and their customers

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By Sophie Ashcroft, Partner, and Miranda Joseph, Senior Knowledge Lawyer, at Stevens & Bolton.

CyrusOne expands European footprint

CyrusOne has announced the freehold purchase of a 5-acre site at a prime location in Alcobendas,...

atNorth appoints Janne Sigurdsson as Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer

The expansion of the business’ executive team aims to accelerate sustainable and compliant growth...

Businesses will finally start actioning sustainability commitments in 2023

The energy crunch, sustainability strategies and lack of skills are the major IT forces and trends...

Teraco announces JB7, a 40MW data centre expansion to its Isando Campus

Teraco says that construction has commenced on a new hyperscale data centre with 40 megawatts (MW)...

Telehouse plans London Docklands data centre campus expansion

New data centre will offer over 31,000 sqm of colocation space with first floor open early 2022.

Colocation benefits from hyperscalers

New data from Synergy Research Group shows that hyperscale operators are the fastest growing...

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Elektrobit Case Study: Enable Immense Data Intake to Support Autonomous Driving

Automated vehicles record and process massive amounts of data daily with simulations and high capacity sensors. For Elektrobit, a global supplier of connected software for the automotive industry, the biggest challenge was how to securely store, transfer and process these large amounts of data. The interconnection-first approach, deployed on Platform Equinix®, provided Elektrobit the fastest and most stable option available. Find out how Equinix, with its global data centers and digital edge presence, boosted efficiency, performance, reliability and security for Elektrobit.

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