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The Government got data centre emissions wrong – but that’s only part of the story
The UK needs more data centres, but flawed government emissions estimates expose the real challenge: powering growth with cleaner energy.
Engineering cooling systems for the next generation of high-density data centres
Chemtreat's Pete Elliott explains why fluid chemistry, materials choice and disciplined commissioning are critical to cooling high-density data centres.
It’s time to separate fact from fiction on data centre energy demand
Data centres face growing scrutiny on power and water use, but the real story is more nuanced and demands smarter, system-wide planning now.
Is your ‘diverse’ network actually one fibre cut away from failure?
While your network may look diverse on paper, hidden shared dependencies can turn one fibre cut into a full-blown outage, warns Livewire's Tristan Wood.
We’re fighting over GPUs and memory – but power manufacturing may decide who scales first
GPU shortages dominate AI talk, but electrical gear, factory capacity and skilled trades may prove the real limit on data centre growth.
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
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