Opinion
When the network fails, everything fails – so how do we build true resilience?
Escalating outage costs and cascading business impacts demand a shift from reactive firefighting to proactive, resilience-first network design.
Why data centre megadeals must prove their value
Large-scale data centre investments will only deliver long-term value if every pound of spend is clearly linked to utilisation, outcomes and emissions.
Compact thermal management strategies for next-generation AI racks
Parker Hannifin’s Elvis Leka and Josh Coe detail how direct-to-chip liquid cooling, smart routing and low-loss couplings can manage heat efficiently.
Designing the edge the AI boom really needs
Onnec's Niklas Lindqvist argues that only edge data centres designed holistically around power, cooling and cabling will keep pace with AI.
Can the UK build AI at speed without breaking its ESG promises?
Salute's Jon Healy argues that the UK is walking a fine line between accelerating AI capacity and overloading operational and environmental risk.
Why private cloud is staging a comeback in a $2 trillion cloud world
Six Degrees' Tony Healy explains why enterprises are shifting workloads back to private cloud for greater control, compliance and predictability.
How IT professional services are becoming the backbone of the AI-ready data centre
Ian Shearer explores why expert support on power, cooling and operations is now essential as AI pushes legacy data centre designs to their limits.
The real risk to data centres isn’t power or land – it’s reputation
BCS' Anna Rantala argues that public perception is no longer just uncomfortable noise at the edges of the data centre sector, but a real constraint.
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.
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