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Reinventing Data Center Design with AI and Modular Solutions

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By Tod Higinbotham, CEO, ZincFive.

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Unlocking Africa’s digital infrastructure future - data centre developments are key

Published in Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation Power & Cooling

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

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

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

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The Greening of the Internet Exchange Point

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By Jennifer Holmes, CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX).

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Patmos expands Kansas City’s AI capability

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Joe Morgan, Patmos’ Chief Operating Officer, outlines the company’s expansion of its AI data centre facility in downtown Kansas City, and the immediate availability of 10MW of new colocation space for high-density GPU, HPC and AI infrastructure. Purpose-built for Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and GPU workloads, the Kansas City facility is the first Patmos AI Campus - transforming disused industrial buildings into advanced data centres alongside spaces for...

Goonhilly appoints Chris Roberts to run data centre business

Satellite communications innovator and space gateway Goonhilly Earth Station says that data centre...

Next generation of digital talent explore career paths at Data Centre World

A pioneering education-industry collaboration took centre stage at Data Centre World London 2025,...

Uptime Institute launches Data Center Academy in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Uptime Institute has launched the Uptime Institute Data Center Academy in the Kingdom of Saudi...

Big data, small wire

By Owen Cole, VP EMEA, ExtraHop Networks.

Downtime costs and consequences are worsening

New research details latest digital infrastructure failure rates, increasing outage costs and...

An extra Dimension

Expanding footprint and client demand for next-generation data centre services fuelling growth.

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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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