Opinion

Including On The Record – regular insights from our partners

AI-ready infrastructure is no longer a single blueprint

Shahar Belkin -

Shahar Belkin of ZutaCore explains why AI workloads are forcing data centres to rethink power, cooling and location strategies.

Can AI ambition survive the ‘visibility gap’?

Taco Engelaar -

Neara’s Taco Engelaar argues AI data centre ambitions depend on closing the grid visibility gap and making smarter use of infrastructure.

It’s time to rethink what sustainable AI infrastructure really means

Kate Steele -

Lenovo's Kate Steele explains how closed-loop liquid cooling and heat reuse can help data centres support more sustainable AI.

Smarter orchestration could decide whether AI and renewables can coexist

Wannie Park -

PADO’s Wannie Park explains why intelligent orchestration may be the key to balancing AI demand with renewable energy on the grid.

Is the AI boom running into a memory wall?

Chris Carreiro -

How is the memory shortage hitting AI growth? Chris Carreiro of Park Place Technologies explains the growing infrastructure strain.

The Evolution of Regulatory Intelligence in Data Centres

Louisa Cilenti -

Built in partnership by The DCA and Clear Decisions, the Radar provides data centre leaders with real-time intelligence on the regulatory and policy landscape not just in the UK but right across the EU.

Stop treating the roof as an afterthought

Errol Bull -

Momentive's Errol Bull explains why the data centre roof should be treated as a frontline defence against leaks, waste and carbon.

Is AI growth starting to hit the UK’s physical limits?

Owen Thomas -

Red Oak Consulting's Owen Thomas asks whether AI growth in the UK is starting to run into the hard limits of power, cooling and capacity.

Resilience and the women holding this industry together

Lizzy McDowell -

Lizzy McDowell, Director of Marketing at Kao Data, on why resilience has become the silent currency of women in digital infrastructure, and why the industry needs to stop celebrating it as a virtue and start asking what it costs.