Facilities & Servers
Hyperscale data centre expansion planned in Hayes, West London
The planned second site will more than double existing capacity, supporting Britain’s growing digital economy. Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a leading global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has acquired land next to its existing site at...
LCL invests €30 million in fifth data centre in Diegem
Data centre specialist, LCL, is to expand one of the region’s most connected data centres, LCL Brussels-North, to continue supporting the growing digital economy. A total of €30 million will be invested. The design of the new Tier III data centre has already been certified by the...
nLighten strengthens European presence with strategic acquisition of seven Edge data c...
nLighten, a digital infrastructure platform, has announced the strategic acquisition of seven Edge data centres from EXA Infrastructure. This strategic move strengthens nLighten’s position as a frontrunner in the European data centre market and expands its footprint...
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...
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...