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Pressing data centre challenges necessitate immediate actions

Ensuring viable green energy technologies and alleviating risks from fluctuating power and unplanned downtime remain vital priorities for data centre professionals building hyperscale and edge data centres, according to new insights from temporary utilities specialist Aggreko.

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Varian Medical builds on long term partnership with Keysource

Varian Medical, the specialist company that develops, builds and delivers innovative cancer care technologies and solutions, has chosen to partner with data centre and critical environment specialist Keysource for the sixteenth year running. Varian Medical is part of Siemens Healthineers.

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Namsos and Keysource move to edge investment phase

Namsos Datasenter (NDS), in partnership with Keysource, the global datacentre and critical environment specialists, have completed their edge/colocation datacentre blueprint and associated business plan. The next stage will involve discussions with investors, with a planned build completion date of 2023.

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BCS launches 2022 apprenticeship programme

These are exciting, yet challenging times in the industry, as we move away from the direct disruption of the Covid 19 pandemic into bow wave of supply shortages of materials and labour plus hyperinflation and the ongoing sustainability and efficiency drive. Business Critical Solutions (BCS), the specialist business dedicated to optimising digital infrastructure across the globe, has started recruiting for this year’s apprenticeship programme.

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Subzero Engineering appoints new UK/EMEA Channel Manager

Leading data center containment provider appoints new UK/EMEA Channel Manager, with 25 years IT Channel and data center industry expertise.

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Ramboll acquires leading data centre consulting company

Ramboll has acquired the data center consultancy EYP Mission Critical Facilities (EYPMCF). With the strategic acquisition Ramboll will strengthen its position in the international premier league of data center consultancies and add fuel to its important mission of contributing to lowering the carbon footprint of the industry which is a key component in our digitalized society.

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BT seals data centre deal with BAI Communications

BT has signed a multi-million pound contract with BAI Communications (BAI), to deliver a core part of the company’s data centre requirements as it works with Transport for London (TfL) to enable high-speed mobile and Wi-Fi coverage on the London Underground.

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ServerChoice expands data centre with new data hall

The data centre provider has expanded its services in Stevenage to meet growing demand.

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Know your carbon

Are the differences between net zero and carbon neutral well understood by those with an interest in the data centre sector? I doubt it. There are of course those more technically minded or interested individuals who do understand, but in the broad sweep of things the fundamentals are not and this can create considerable confusion. By Simon Harris, Head of Critical Infrastructure, BCS.

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Surging supply necessitates contingency power for under-strain FLAP markets

A large surge in data centre supply across the FLAP market and an anticipated record-breaking year overall means facility operators must explore distributed energy solutions to avoid potential disruption from under-strain power grids.

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Sustainability and climate actions dominate

Mainstream adoption of artificial intelligence and increased equipment integration also likely, according to Vertiv experts.

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'Pandemic-busting' containerised data centre - the perfect medicine

Unique design and build process during the Covid-19 pandemic meant the ModCel containers were only viewed in-person on installation and all site visits were virtual.

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The top 10 project success factors for emissions reduction in the data centre industry

As the world increasingly turns its attention to the action required to limit the damage being done to the environment by human activity, the data centre sector is getting to grips with the role it must play in reducing carbon emissions. Energy consumed by data centres is attracting more attention as a matter of concern, as global computing capacity continues to rapidly increase. Already, data centres use an estimated 200 terawatt hours (TWh) each year, more than the national energy consumption of some countries.

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Inspired Energy steps up its support for data centres with launch of new PUE tool

With the spotlight firmly on sustainability following COP26, Inspired Energy has launched an industry-leading Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) Calculator to highlight the energy efficiency of data centres. The brand new tool has been designed to help energy intensive data centres simply and quickly identify the potential energy, carbon and financial savings they could make through energy efficiency measures.

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Videos

In this video we talk to ERM Consulting at Data Centre Transformation 2023.
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DCS talks to Hillstone Loadbanks at Data Centre Transformation 2023

Expert Opinions

By Flora Cavinato, director, global service product portfolio, at Vertiv.
By Rhonda Doyle, Senior Director of Field Services Operations at Schneider Electric.