Xavier Plowright, Senior Analyst – Data Centre Transactions EMEA at JLL, won the Rising Stars Award at last year’s DC Awards. Here he outlines his career to date, shares his thoughts on the data centre industry (the good and the not so good!), with the focus very much on encouraging the younger generation to drive the industry forward - and to enter this year’s Rising Stars Award.
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Read MoreLeading uninterruptible power supply (UPS) manufacturer Centiel, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of John Kreyling as Business Development Director. John Kreyling has more than two decades’ experience in the power distribution industry and will be responsible for driving Centiel’s continued growth within the data centre market.
Read MoreData Centre World London is the industry’s largest gathering of professionals and end-users, and during its 2024 event, Schneider Electric will delve into the changing landscape of data centres - bringing together some of the sectors’ most prominent leaders to discuss how we can transform the industry’s perception from 'Toxic Dumps' to 'Essential Players in the Fight Against Climate Change', and positioning data centres as the career path of choice for the next generation of talent.
Read MoreThe Japanese battery giant and UK manufacturer, GS Yuasa, are set to return to Data Centre World, the UK’s largest data centre-specific exhibition next month. Renowned worldwide for their precision engineering and ultimate reliability, GS Yuasa will exhibit their market-leading range of Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries and scalable lithium-ion energy storage solutions at ExCel London between 6-7 March.
Read MoreNathan Blom, Iceotope’s CCO, discusses the recent STL Partners report: Sustainability Insights – Navigating Sustainable Edge Strategies, which outlines the major opportunity that telcos have to both ensure optimised energy-efficient edge infrastructure as well as substantial financial savings. Specialised liquid cooling solutions are particularly suited to the telecoms sector, with Iceotope, working with Intel and HPE, set to launch a major new telco solution at MWC.
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