Jordan O'Brien
Managing Editor of Data Centre Review & Electrical Review
Industry
The AI boom is creating new resilience risks for data centre operators
AI is driving larger, denser data centres, but Allianz warns that failures involving power, cooling, fire and water are becoming more costly.
Industry
Balfour Beatty shuns UK data centre boom over ‘low margins’
AI is fuelling a data centre construction boom across Europe, but Balfour Beatty says low margins mean it has no plans to join the rush.
Industry
AI boom pushes hyperscale data centres away from Europe’s major hubs
AI is pushing data centre development beyond Europe’s traditional hubs as developers chase available power and land.
Industry
Five years on, where is Scotland’s green data centre strategy?
Scotland’s green data centre ambitions are under scrutiny five years on, as ministers face calls to show what progress has been made.
Industry
Vertiv plans Irish expansion with up to 300 new jobs on offer
Vertiv has announced plans to expand its manufacturing and testing operations in Ireland, which includes an extension to its Letterkenny facility.
Power
Partners Group takes majority stake in AVK with $1 billion investment
Partners Group, a Swiss-based private equity firm, has taken a majority stake in AVK as part of an initial investment worth more than $1 billion.
Industry
AI data centre boom is straining the global construction workforce
Data centre demand is stretching contractor capacity worldwide, raising the risk that skills shortages could hold back AI infrastructure growth.
Industry
Rejected Edinburgh data centre needs EIA before appeal, says Scottish Gov
Shelborn Drummond must submit a full Environmental Impact Assessment before its Edinburgh data centre planning appeal can proceed.
