Terry Storrar, Managing Director, Leaseweb UK, explains how data centre operators can utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) for sustainability practices while emphasising the significance of human expertise alongside AI. With sustainability high on the boardroom agenda of public and private sector organisations everywhere, CIOs are focused on reducing the environmental impact of the IT function itself. […]

Digital Connexion project to develop critical digital infrastructure for fast growing global and local customer demand in Indian market. Digital Realty is joining a planned three-way joint venture (JV) with Brookfield Infrastructure and Reliance Industries to develop scalable data centers for enterprises and digital services companies in India. The new JV will operate under the […]

Natalya Makarochkina, Senior Vice President of the Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric, discusses the remarkable progress of Digital Transformation in the Asia Pacific region, driven by widespread tech adoption and unprecedented speed and scale. She outlines the growing influence of media services such as TikTok and Instagram on consumer preferences and the rise of three […]

Major data centre players are investing in the Digital Transformation of Africa. Khazna Data Centers is enhancing Egypt’s digital infrastructure by building the country’s first hyperscale data centre, while elsewhere on the continent, Africa Data Centres has formed a strategic partnership with LINX to explore digital growth opportunities. Khazna Data Centers plans to set up […]

Global power management company Eaton has announced that Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI), a long-standing public broadcaster in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, has adopted Eaton’s iCube 2.0 Micro Data Centre (MDC) as part of its Digital Transformation plans. Deployed at TVRI’s Jakarta headquarters, the Eaton iCube 2.0 supports the company’s long-term goals of digitalising its operations […]

In this opinion article, Mark Yeeles, VP for Schneider Electric’s Secure Power Division in the UK and Ireland shares his first impressions of the data centre industry and its key challenges including the sustainability and the energy crisis, increased demands for digitisation, and the need to both attract and retain talent. Data centres are undoubtedly […]

Khazna Data Centres (Khazna), the largest network of hyper-scale data centres in the Middle East and North Africa region, has announced its plan to enter the Egypt market with Benya Group, a leading integrated solution, Digital Transformation and ICT infrastructure provider in Egypt and the MEA region. The new US$250 million state-of-the-art data centre will […]

The huge influx of data in recent years has caused a shift in priorities for business leaders looking to remain a leader in the data era. Tim Loake, VP, Infrastructure Solutions Group UK, Dell Technologies, discusses the trends that underscore how data users and consumers have changed and how organisations must adapt to stay relevant. Data […]

The cross-continent support of the global tech community has culminated in a sold-out GITEX Africa 2023, with an expansion phase now underway as construction ramps up of a purpose-built venue in Marrakech, Morocco, for Africa’s largest tech and start-up event. The inaugural GITEX Africa will make its debut from 31 May-2 June 2023, welcoming more […]

We take a look at what this period of rapid technology change is set to entail for data centre managers, particularly as they aim to ensure ESG is a priority in facility management.  Change is on the horizon for all businesses, but what are the priorities, technologies and budgets that will influence this year and […]