Opinion

Labour and technology are challenging the future of data centre growth

A shrinking skilled workforce coupled with lightning-fast AI-driven design changes is turning flexibility into the new lifeline for data centre projects

AI is the new oil – and commissioning is the pressure valve

Without earlier, deeper commissioning expertise, tomorrow’s high-density AI data centres risk becoming under-powered bottlenecks.

Why zero trust must reshape the modern data centre

Traditional perimeters are crumbling, so can a zero-trust model stop attackers in their tracks? Stuart Miller, from OryxAlign, believes it must.

The role of data centres in the trust economy

From legally binding e-signatures to a cross-border certified email, data centres keep the gears of digital trust turning, as Andrea Sassetti explains.

The case for physical isolation in data centre security

Tony Hasek, CEO & Co-founder of Goldilock, argues that hardware-enforced physical isolation offers the most decisive defence for data centres.

Why digital transformation continues to drive colocation in an AI-first world

Are digital transformation and AI ambitions placing colocation at the centre of tomorrow’s tech strategies? Telehouse's Mark Pestridge explores.

AI vs the Grid: Can modular data centres keep the lights on?

How can the industry scale to meet the demand for AI without overloading the grid? Juan Colina argues that modular facilities could be the answer.

Q&A: Can smart electrification keep AI-hungry data centres from crashing the grid?

In this Q&A, ABB Electrification’s Massimo Muzzì discusses microgrids, battery-backed UPS and AI-powered energy analytics.

Unclassified data could be the silent saboteur undermining your AI ambitions

Mark Molyneux, EMEA CTO at Cohesity, warns that unless businesses bring order to their data chaos, the costs – from multi-million-dollar breaches to garbage-in-garbage-out...

The importance of liability contracts in data centre construction

Nailing down liability caps before the first shovel hits the ground is now the make-or-break clause in every data centre contract.

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