Facilities & Servers
nLighten completes major data centre rooftop solar installation
nLighten UK has announced the completion of a major solar power installation on the 4,500 square metres rooftop of its Milton Keynes Edge data centre. With over 1,000 solar panels, the CO2e emissions saved annually are predicted to be over 90 tonnes, equivalent to flying...
Azora and Core Capital launch Quetta platform and invest more than €500M into Iberian d...
Azora, in collaboration with Core Capital, has launched the Quetta Data Centers platform to invest more than €500 million in the construction of a network of six highly efficient Edge data centres in Spain and Portugal. On completion, the portfolio’s data capacity will exceed 60MW and...
Leveraging emerging technologies to address ever-evolving physical and cyber-risks
At this year’s Data Centre World (DCW) event, we caught up with Nick Smith, Business Development Manager, Genetec, to talk all things physical and cybersecurity in the data centre space. He discusses the company’s strategic initiatives for the year ahead and how it is leveraging...
Pulsant powers up the Manchester Digital Strategy with £4.5m data centre expansion
Pulsant, a leading UK provider of Edge infrastructure and data centres, has cut the ribbon on its new £4.5 million data hall in Manchester and welcomed IT services leader, Dacoll, as its first customer in the upgraded facility. “Manchester needs infrastructure investment...
Features
Meeting modern expectations and unlocking the power of rack-scale design
Today’s data centres are being revolutionised by computing efficiency and performance. Embracing cloud-native strategies and liquid...
A time for certainty: How OCP assists colocation facilities
With AI-fuelled HPC in big demand, Paul Mellon, Operations Director, Stellium Datacenters, tells us why Open Compute’s OCP-Ready...
Partners and providers: A blueprint for modern data centre transformation
George Daly, Network Architect at Fasthosts, IONOS Group, discusses how embracing change doesn’t only meet the challenges of today...
Data centre dilemma: Aiming for growth in a power-constrained market
Jacob Albers, Head of Alternatives Insights, Cushman & Wakefield, reflects on the data centre market in Northern Virginia and the...
Insights
Flexible fire protection can help drive the world’s digital future
One of the fastest growing markets for fire protection systems is the data centre industry, where ease of installation, consistency of...
Data centre dilemma: Aiming for growth in a power-constrained market
Jacob Albers, Head of Alternatives Insights, Cushman & Wakefield, reflects on the data centre market in Northern Virginia and the...
Flue foresight: Stop design problems at the source
Dean Moffatt, Technical Sector Expert, Schiedel, describes how making an often-overlooked piece of data centre build a priority can help...
Is it time to look at a new build strategy?
Data centre build requirements are driven by a number of factors – a major one being sustainability capabilities. Angela Vico...
Case Studies
Art pushes technology: How VAST Data’s solutions accelerate Pixar’s cinematic magic
Pixar’s innovative productions have redefined the boundaries of technology integration in visual storytelling. Its collaboration...