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Underestimate harmonics at your peril

Published in Design + Optimisation Power & Cooling

Harmonics pose a headache for electrical systems in many industries, but data centres are uniquely exposed to the risks. Scott Birchall, Data centres & HVACR application engineer, ABB, explains what harmonics are, why they’re a problem, and how to effectively mitigate them.

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Setting the Record Straight: AI Data Centres and Water Use

Published in Design + Optimisation Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

By Alistair Barnes, Head of Mechanical Engineering at Colt DCS.

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Why Facilities Management Needs an Upgrade in the Data Centre Age

Published in Infrastructure + Asset Management

By Sadiq Syed, SVP of Digital Energy Software Business at Schneider Electric.

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The Fourth Utility: Why Every Country Needs a Data Centre Strategy

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

By James Rogers Jones, Head of Sustainable Development, BCS Consultancy.

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Liquid Gold in the Data Center: How CIOs Can Turn Heat Waste into Heat Wealth

By Kate Steele, Director, EMEA HPC/AI at Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group.

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AI workloads and the implications for high-density datacentre design

AI workloads are pushing datacentre infrastructure towards higher rack densities, new cooling...

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WAN Networking: shift to the edge?

By David Trossell, CEO and CTO at Bridgeworks.

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Is co-location the key for the UK’s data centres?

By Philip Silk, Development Director at Conrad Energy.

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The great cloud repatriation: why UK businesses are bringing data home

By Mark Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer at Pulsant.

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Trends and best practices for designing AI-ready data centres

This article examines how growing AI adoption is influencing data centre design, and outlines key...

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The Substation Is No Longer Someone Else’s Problem

By Louis Charlton, CEO of Global Commissioning.

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Drones and datacenters: An unexpected aerial adversary amidst the AI boom

AI growth makes datacenters prime targets for drones, requiring radar-led, multi-sensor airspace...

Why MSPs win with embedded security, AI, and strong client relationships

In this interview, Tim Coach, Chief Evangelist of Community and Channels at Cynomi, brings a rare perspective shaped by experience across client, MSP, and vendor roles, exploring how security is evolving from...

Project Mercury Unveils Plans for the UK’s First Homegrown Sovereign LLMs

James Drayson, Co-Founder & CEO of Locai Labs and Mark Boost, Founder and CEO of Civo, explains how Locai Labs, the UK’s sovereign AI company, and Civo, the British sovereign cloud provider, have signed a...

Project Mercury Aims to Deliver Britain’s First Sovereign Pre-Trained AI Models

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BCS Consultancy's expansion in Africa

BCS Consultancy expands its global reach with a new office in Cape Town, aiming to strengthen local expertise amidst rising data centre demands in Africa.

Pax8 and Inforcer's collaboration enhances AI and security offerings for MSPs

The new collaboration between Pax8 and inforcer aims to allow MSPs to enhance AI security and data governance with Microsoft 365.

CyberSmart's 2026 MSP survey highlights third-party risk concerns

CyberSmart's latest findings reveal an increasing focus on third-party risk, with MSPs facing new challenges amid regulatory changes.

Checkmarx and Carahsoft announce public sector distribution partnership

Checkmarx and Carahsoft have forged a partnership to enhance application security solutions for governmental IT sectors, using a unified AI-native security approach.

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