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Democratising cloud skills could be Europe’s next competitive edge

With talent shortages, rising complexity, and growing reliance on hyperscalers, broader cloud fluency matters now.

Can gas help data centres reach net zero without slowing growth?

Alan Dunne of Aggreko UK explores how gas can help data centres bridge power constraints and net zero goals in the near term.

What Africa’s shared data centres can teach the rest of EMEA

Raxio's Ryan Holmes looks at how Africa's approach to data centres could offer a glimpse of what digital infrastructure across EMEA could become.

Are UK planners losing patience with AI data centre promises?

IES’s Colin Rees believes Edinburgh’s AI data centre rejection is a warning to the sector: planning decisions will hinge on evidence.

Why even small retrofit delays can carry a huge data centre cost

Alice Technologies VP Dan Evets explains why even minor delays to data centre upgrade programmes can have significant financial consequences

Data centres don’t have to come at the expense of urban growth

Supermicro's Vik Malyala argues that smarter design and efficient cooling can ease grid pressure and protect power for wider urban needs.

Can data centres scale AI without putting water under pressure?

Salute's Jon Healy argues that water management must become a central part of data centre strategy.

Can biomethane solve the power problem without blowing up your ESG claims?

Suneel Appan at Future Biogas looks at biomethane as a drop-in alternative to fossil gas to speed up data centre delivery amid gridlock.

Europe’s AI moment depends on what’s under the hood

Broadcom's Joe Baguely highlights how Europe’s AI ambitions rely on scalable cloud and data centres built for resilience and compliance.

AI is rewriting the rules of data centre power – but who wins?

AI workloads are straining the grid and forcing new data-centre designs. Who wins now – hyperscalers with scale, or agile mid-sized operators?

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