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ABM secures contract with Winthrop Technologies

ABM has secured a significant contract with Winthrop Technologies, a cutting-edge technology company specialising in data centre solutions. As part of the agreement, ABM will provide a team of critical solutions employees on-site to deliver world-class cleaning services tailored specifically for Winthrop Technologies data centre in Dublin.

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Industry first for environmental metrics reporting

Proposed standardisation to environmental reporting metrics will help data centre businesses improve benchmarking and reach sustainability goals.

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Aruba Academy: a bridge between training and the data centre industry to upskill future professionals

Italian data centre company continues efforts to close the IT skills gap with the further development of its training school, designed to educate and prepare young IT talent for technical roles.

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Keysource launches 'State of the Industry' report

Keysource has launched its sixth annual State of the Industry Report which gathers the views and insights from over 250 IT Directors and Senior Datacentre professionals.

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Vertiv expands operations in Norway

Vertiv to deploy a 150 MW renewable energy-fuelled and grid-interactive data centre to support the Green Mountain’s growth.

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Largest second quarter on record for data centre demand in Europe

114 MW of take-up tracked across Europe’s established markets with Frankfurt driving momentum.

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Keysource appoints new Project Director

Keysource, the global data centre and critical environment specialist, has appointed an experienced professional to support the company’s strong international growth.

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Schneider Electric launches DDI Podcast

The DDI Podcast aims to challenge the misconceptions of the data centre and digital infrastructure sectors, sharing the stories of the people and the businesses transforming life as we know it through tech.

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Knight Frank expands data centre valuation team

Capitalises on rapid growth in appraisal opportunities.

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Portman Partners expands senior team

Portman Partners, the global executive search business serving the digital infrastructure sector, has appointed Tony Day as an associate to provide further industry knowledge in helping the search team in identifying the potential senior leadership candidates for the industry’s investors, operators, construction firms, OEMs and technology firms.

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Global Technical Realty acquires Barcelona site

Global Technical Realty (GTR) has confirmed the acquisition of its first data center development site in Spain. The site is located on Parc de l’Alba in Cerdanyola del Vallès which is 20 kilometres from the centre of Barcelona. The 15,000 square meter plot has the capacity to accommodate a new 16MW IT load facility.

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EUDCA elects new Board of Directors, reconfirms Michael Winterson as Chair

Further to its June 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) has announced the unanimous election of three new members to its Board of Directors. Accordingly, the EUDCA proudly welcomes Géraldine Camara of France Datacenter, Marie Chabanon of Data4, and Matthew Winter from Global Switch, with full confidence in their commitment and expertise to help the EUDCA to fulfill its mission as the voice of Europe’s data centre industry.

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Majority of data centre builds suffer disruption

A new Europe-wide report has found external site disruptions and inflationary pressures are causing delays to the construction of new data centres and preventing such projects from adopting greener practices.

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Data centres 'underprepared' for forthcoming legislation

The data centre industry is ‘underprepared’ for the forthcoming regulatory changes and new reporting thresholds, despite monitoring requitements starting in May 2023, according to Stephen Lorimer, Group Technical Director at Keysource, the international datacentre and critical environment specialists.

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Legrand Data Center Solutions opens Experience Center in Reading, UK

Legrand has opened a brand-new Customer Experience Center in Reading, UK, to showcase its portfolio of award-winning white and grey space data center solutions from their specialist brands.

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Kunal Kaul, Cisco Managing Director, Partner Managed Services & SP RTM, EMEA, discusses a recent Cisco/Canalys report, which reveals that IT Channel partners anticipate significant growth in 2023, with the main driver being managed services. Technology-wise, the cybersecurity focus remains a major driver, alongside managing IT complexity, the AI opportunity and sustainability.
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