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Metal foam makes for cooler data centres

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Advancing carbon reduction in data centres

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DTCP invests across Ireland and the Nordics

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EDGNEX Data Centers by DAMAC Powers European Expansion

Tarun Tyagi, Senior Vice President of DAMAC, International Business, explains how EDGNEX Data Centers by DAMAC, a global digital infrastructure provider and part of the DAMAC Group, has taken a significant step in its international expansion by acquiring prime land in Madrid, Spain, for the development of a cutting-edge data centre, with more European sites planned over the coming months.

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The Iberian Peninsula provisions truly global, digital connectivity

Theresa Bobis, Regional Director Southern Europe at DE-CIX, explains where once the choice of data centre locations was limited to historically strategic centres, new hubs offer economic and geographical advantages. Theresa outlines the many compelling reasons why companies should re-assess their location strategies and why the Iberian Peninsula in particular offers many compelling benefits for data centre owners, operators and their customers, including great local, regional and global connectivity, a thriving, dynamic digital business environment and a plentiful supply of renewable energy.

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