Antti “Jogi” Poikola newly appointed Managing Director of the Finnish Data Center Association (FDCA), explains how Finland has an exceptional opportunity to become a leading country in sustainable digital infrastructure in Europe. The data center industry is growing rapidly in Finland, and in his role as Managing Director of FDCA, Poikola will play a key part in strengthening the visibility and recognition of the sector.
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Christina Mertens, vice president of business development, EMEA, at VIRTUS Data Centres, explains that, for data centre operators, the question is no longer only where capacity can be deployed quickly, but where it can be sustained, expanded and operated reliably over long time horizons. This shift has brought tier two locations into sharper focus. These locations are not replacing core markets, but they are increasingly shaping how new capacity is planned and managed over time.
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Eva Diego, the new CEO of Hyphen, an international architectural practice working with many of the world’s leading brands and digital infrastructure developers, explains how global demand for critical digital infrastructure is reshaping the built environment and shares many valuable insights as to how expert delivery partners and trusted architectural advisors can help the data centre sector navigate complex and technically demanding projects while ensuring commercial viability.
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Mark Wilson, CEO of ILI Group, discusses the ILI Group’s plans for three new hyperscale data centres across Scotland, creating what it calls The Stoics – a £15 billion Green Digital Network spanning the central belt. The projects, named after Stoic philosophers, are located in Fife (Cato), East Ayrshire (Rufus), and North Lanarkshire (Aurelius). The Stoics will stand among the largest hyperscale data centre clusters globally - more than double the size of many of today’s biggest...
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Rebecca Scottorn, Partner at L.E.K. Consulting and part of the global Industrials Practice, discusses the company’s recent ‘State of the Energy Industry’ report, providing valuable insights into a range of topics, including decarbonisation and sustainability, grid modernisation, renewables, behind-the-meter gas solutions, and the impact of AI - as part of the overall energy transition landscape.
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Conrad Purcell, partner at Haynes Boone, explains how data centre development in sub-Saharan Africa is accelerating, driven by rising digital demand and infrastructure investment. While project finance through DFI lending offers a viable route for funding these projects, they still come with challenges such as power grid reliability, political and social instability and contractor limitations. Despite these hurdles, strategic risk mitigation, market appropriate contract drafting and surging...
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