The UK can build AI data centres faster – but can it connect them?

Planning reform may speed up UK data centre builds, but without the right fibre infrastructure, connectivity could become the next bottleneck.

The UK has a narrow window to seize the photonics opportunity

As AI drives demand for faster, more efficient data centres, Mark Rushworth explores why photonics could offer the UK a timely industrial opportunity.

Should fibre be treated like power in data centre planning?

Should fibre now be treated as critical infrastructure the same way land, power and water are? That's the argument Emtelle's Gavin Faulds makes.

Could all-photonics networks break AI’s dependence on location?

As power and space constraints intensify, all-photonics networks could help distribute AI infrastructure more efficiently across regions and sites.

Is your network undermining your AI investment?

Extreme Networks' Mikael Holmberg explains why network performance is becoming critical to the cost, efficiency and success of enterprise AI.

Data centres now account for more than two in five structured cabling installations globally

Data centres now account for more than 41% of all structured cabling installed globally, according to new research from BSRIA.

The billion-dollar bet on photonics and what it means for AI infrastructure

With AI’s energy and compute demands accelerating, Dr Nick New, CEO of Optalysys, argues that photonics could be critical for the future.

AI is forcing a rethink of intra-data centre connectivity

Nokia’s Teresa Monteiro explores why AI’s scale-out demands are forcing a rethink of connectivity at the heart of the data centre.

Resilience starts with the network – and ends with operational discipline

Opengear's Ramtin Rampour argues resilience is earned in failure, through recoverability, access and the operational discipline to restore service.

Why legacy data centre networks are no longer fit for purpose

Stephen Kingdom, CTO at Xantaro, explains why AI growth, hybrid cloud and CNI demands are making legacy data centre networks a growing risk.

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