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The race for AI capacity will also be won in the supply chain
Logistics strategy is becoming increasingly important as data centre developers race to bring AI capacity online, as Arvato's Keith Young explains.
Can the UK power its data centre ambitions?
Eclipse Power’s Charles Deacon looks at the grid challenges facing UK data centres and why more flexible approaches to securing power are needed.
The AI infrastructure race will be won by people, not just technology
Solving the industry’s growing skills shortage will be just as important as securing the power and infrastructure needed to support AI.
Decommissioning can no longer be an afterthought
As infrastructure evolves, Astralis' Daniel Smith argues that decommissioning must be planned earlier.
Is your data centre truly recoverable – or just redundant?
Redundancy reduces failure risk, but recoverability determines what happens next, as Gearlinx's Todd Rychecky explores.
Data sovereignty can no longer be treated as an afterthought
As AI adoption accelerates, data sovereignty is becoming harder to ignore, forcing businesses to examine where data sits and who ultimately controls it.
The problem with the term ‘AI’
Ian Bitterlin argues that separating AI training from inference is key to understanding where the real opportunities lie.
Is the UK’s data centre resilience keeping pace with the threat?
With regulations still catching up, Claroty's Nick Haan looks at how data centre operators can improve cyber resilience and redundancy.
The UK can build AI data centres faster – but can it connect them?
Planning reform may speed up UK data centre builds, but without the right fibre infrastructure, connectivity could become the next bottleneck.
How far can HDD capacity really go?
As conventional HDD technology reaches its limits, Toshiba's Dean Edwards examines how MAMR and HAMR could unlock the next leap in capacity.
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