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Global Datacenter Trends

Global Datacenter Trends

Datacenter trend intelligence tracks data centre market trends, AI-driven capacity demand, power availability, colocation growth, interconnection strategy, and regional campus investment worldwide, giving readers a fuller view of the demand shifts, capacity constraints, platform strategies, capital timing, regulatory pressure, and operating assumptions behind the market.

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Advantages of data centre as a service (DCaaS) for your business reviewed editorial briefing visual

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Advantages of data centre as a service (DCaaS) for your business

IT leaders who decide to use DCaaS do so for a variety of reasons, and those decisions depend on many aspects of business devolopment.

Apr 17, 2024
nLighten acquires 7 data centres from Exa Infrastructure reviewed editorial briefing visual

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nLighten acquires 7 data centres from Exa Infrastructure

nLighten has acquired seven edge data centres from its sister company Exa Infrastructure. Acquisition bolsters nLighten’s European presence The company says this move strengthens its position as a frontrunner in the European data centre market and expands its footprint and…

Apr 8, 2024
Schneider, NVIDIA to build AI ‘benchmark’ data centre design reviewed editorial briefing visual

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Schneider, NVIDIA to build AI ‘benchmark’ data centre design

Schneider Electric and NVIDIA will leverage their respective expertise to launch the first publicly available AI data centre reference design.

Apr 2, 2024
Silicon Valley’s dark fibre: Cologix & Bandwidth IG team up reviewed editorial briefing visual

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Silicon Valley’s dark fibre: Cologix & Bandwidth IG team up

Cologix has joined forces with Bandwidth IG to bring dark fibre connectivity at its SV1 data centre in Silicon Valley. This collaboration enables businesses to meet their high-capacity network requirements with optimal speed, reliability, and scalability. Bruce Garrison, CEO of…

Mar 29, 2024
Data centre power consumption could surge sixfold over a decade reviewed editorial briefing visual

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Data centre power consumption could surge sixfold over a decade

National Grid predicts that the boom in AI and quantum computing will drive a surge in energy use, both of which rely on data centres.

Mar 29, 2024
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Six-fold surge in Data Centre power consumption over next decade

The National Grid has projected that the flourishment of AI and quantum computing will lead to a possible six-fold increase in energy use, marking a pivotal moment for transformation. Rising energy demand and grid transformation The National Grid anticipates a surge in energy…

Mar 29, 2024
African internet outage was caused by subsea cable break reviewed editorial briefing visual

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African internet outage was caused by subsea cable break

MainOne, a major West African data centre provider, links recent internet outage to a submarine cable rupture, ruling out human involvement.

Mar 18, 2024
Alphabet’s SIP launches Verrus to help data centres save energy source-backed briefing visual

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Alphabet’s SIP launches Verrus to help data centres save energy

SIP launches Verrus, a data centre energy management solution using advanced microgrid technology, revolutionising energy allocation.

Mar 12, 2024
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Digital Edge second data center facility is ready to use

The data center operator revealed on Wednesday that EDGE2, situated in South Jakarta’s Jl. Kuningan Mulia, less than 3 kilometers from EDGE1, which is one of the most interconnected data centers in Jakarta.It is designed to meet the growing demands of hyperscale and AI…

Feb 29, 2024
Microsoft acquires pumpkin farm for $76 million – find out why reviewed editorial briefing visual

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Microsoft acquires pumpkin farm for $76 million – find out why

Microsoft spent a small fortune on a pumpkin farm, preparing to build a massive data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

Dec 25, 2023
Top tech stories today: December 25, 2023 reviewed editorial briefing visual

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Top tech stories today: December 25, 2023

No need to sift through the web for crucial stories – we’ve got you covered. Here are the key global technology highlights for December 25, 2023. 1. Microsoft just paid $76 million for a Wisconsin pumpkin farm The tech company is planning to use the land to build its new data…

Dec 25, 2023