Opinion

From patience to power play: How CP30AP is rewriting the rules of grid access

Farrer & Co's Jamie Goldberg argues that grid connections have shifted from a simple administrative hurdle to a strategic, capital-intensive contest.

The privacy paradox is turning into a data centre weak point

Gerald Beuchelt, CISO at Acronis, argues that the so-called privacy paradoxy is fast becoming a critical liability for data centre operators.

Can the data centre boom survive a security skills bust?

Reliance High-Tech's James Smith warns that expertise in design, installation and maintenance is becoming the decisive battleground.

The AI gold rush is fuelling an e-waste problem – can refurbished kit fix it?

With AI demand driving a surge in data centre build-out and hardware refreshes, refurbished tech could help operators with rising carbon footprints.

Legacy data centres are the missing lever in Europe’s AI plan

Refurbishments, targeted electrical upgrades and smarter cooling can deliver speed-to-market, cost and carbon wins over new build data centres.

Five tips to scale cooling for mega AI data centres

LiquidStack's Kevin Roof lays out five principles to future-proof cooling as AI campuses scale to gigawatts and racks push toward 1MW.

Heat recovery is the secret to decarbonising data centres

Simon Prichard from Mitsubishi Electric makes the case for heat recovery strategies that slash emissions and supply hot water.

Power, not GPUs, will decide who wins AI

Chemistry, controls and utility-grade planning now trump incremental servers when it comes to deciding who will win the AI race. 

Your outage costs more than you think – so design with resilience in mind

Colocation with built-in redundancy and simplified multi-cloud access is the smarter way to protect revenue and customer trust.

Will water, not watts, decide how far AI can scale?

Hidden water stress is fast becoming the gating factor for digital infrastructure growth, as EcoAct's Rachel Bratt explains.

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