Opinion
Including On The Record – regular insights from our partners
Why I’m on a mission to change how we talk about the data centre industry
It's time we stopped letting digital infrastructure stay ‘invisible’ – and started telling the stories that bring new people into the industry
The gap between cyber strategy and business strategy is creating hidden costs
Qualys’ Matt Middleton-Leal argues the gap between cyber strategy and business strategy is creating hidden costs.
Europe’s AI future depends on who controls the cloud
As AI accelerates, Broadcom's Martin Hosken believes it's no longer about Europe needing sovereign cloud models, but how fast it can get them.
Why data centres should renew their faith in renewables
Conrad Energy's Tim Foster argues diesel-first redundancy is a risk, with hybrid renewables + storage boosting uptime, flexibility and cost certainty.
Can air cooling survive the AI era, or is hybrid the new default?
Colt DCS' Alistair Barnes explains why air still matters in the AI era, and how selective hybrid deployments help control cost and improve efficiency.
Is your Java estate audit-ready – or just hoping for the best?
Azul's Simon Taylor argues that with audits now routine and licensing increasingly opaque, proactive Java governance is the only safe default.
Before we build more data centres, we should stop wasting energy in the ones we have
Schneider Electric's Sadiq Syed argues that making existing data centres more efficient will be key to enabling AI to grow.
DCR Predicts: Can data centres become ‘good neighbours’ in 2026?
Arup's Gareth Williams argues 2026 should be the year for designing facilities that stabilise grids, steward water, and deliver community benefits.
DCR Predicts: Is data sovereignty about to trigger a cloud rethink?
Pure Storage's Fred Lherault outlines why hybrid strategies and selective cloud repatriation are likely to accelerate as AI scales.
DCR Predicts: The new bottleneck for AI data centres isn’t technology – it’s permission
As gigawatt-scale sites move from imagined to visible ‘AI factories’, grid capacity, water myths, and local sentiment will decide what gets built.
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