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Airsys urges MPs to back data centre retrofits first
Digital Transformation

Airsys urges MPs to back data centre retrofits first

Retrofitting existing sites could ease Britain's AI capacity crunch faster than new builds, Airsys has told MPs amid power and planning bottlenecks.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026

Global Stories

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Salute to acquire T5 Operations in data centre push
Hyperscale

Salute to acquire T5 Operations in data centre push

Demand for specialist data centre support is pushing Salute to expand, with the combined group set to manage more than 15GW globally.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with Supermicro deal
Data Protection

Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with Supermicro deal

Demand for denser AI data centres is driving a new Cisco-Nvidia partnership with Supermicro, aimed at easing cooling and deployment pressures.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Data centre infrastructure market to hit USD $128bn by 2034
Smart Cities

Data centre infrastructure market to hit USD $128bn by 2034

Rising cloud and AI demand is set to almost quadruple spending on data centre physical infrastructure to USD $128.27 billion by 2034.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
NVIDIA launches NVLink Fusion for custom AI factories
DataCentre infrastructure

NVIDIA launches NVLink Fusion for custom AI factories

It lets cloud operators pair custom XPUs with NVIDIA's rack-scale systems, aiming to cut delays and integration costs in AI build-outs.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge
DataCentre infrastructure

AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge

Delivery bottlenecks, rather than demand, are now the main risk as AI-fuelled data centre expansion pushes revenue to USD $120 billion by 2030.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Castrol cooling fluids win NVIDIA validation for AI
DataCentre infrastructure

Castrol cooling fluids win NVIDIA validation for AI

The validation could help data centre operators choose cooler fluids that cut maintenance risk as AI hardware packs more heat into racks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Castrol fluids get NVIDIA validation for AI cooling
Semiconductors

Castrol fluids get NVIDIA validation for AI cooling

Data centre operators gain more assurance as Castrol's PG25 and PG25T pass NVIDIA checks for direct-to-chip AI cooling.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Molex backs CAEPlus cooling tech for AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Molex backs CAEPlus cooling tech for AI data centres

Pressure is mounting on data centre operators as AI workloads push chip temperatures higher and make liquid cooling more urgent.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Echelon partners Trinovium on AI data centre cooling
Hyperscale

Echelon partners Trinovium on AI data centre cooling

Rising AI heat loads are pushing data centres towards liquid cooling, as Echelon and Trinovium begin work on fluids and monitoring.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Trane & Eaton unveil AI data centre reference design
DataCentre infrastructure

Trane & Eaton unveil AI data centre reference design

The combined design could cut installation costs and copper use sharply as operators race to build more efficient AI data centres.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Runware launches modular AI inference pods in weeks
Gaming

Runware launches modular AI inference pods in weeks

The modular units aim to ease AI compute bottlenecks by bringing 1 megawatt of capacity online in weeks, not years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Bitzero adds Vertiv to data centre partner network
DataCentre infrastructure

Bitzero adds Vertiv to data centre partner network

The partnership is meant to ease power and cooling bottlenecks as AI data centre demand forces operators to secure specialist systems earlier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Vertiv marks 10 years of Asia partner summit in Johor
Digital Transformation

Vertiv marks 10 years of Asia partner summit in Johor

AI and data centre demand is forcing Vertiv's Asian resellers to rethink sales plans as the group marked a decade of partner summits in Johor.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026
Schneider Electric warns AI data centres face power squeeze
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric warns AI data centres face power squeeze

Rising electricity demand is emerging as a bottleneck for AI deployment, with some training sites approaching 1 GW and facing delays.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026

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India data centre capacity set to hit 6 GW by 2029
Data Protection

India data centre capacity set to hit 6 GW by 2029

Vacancy is tightening as cloud and artificial intelligence demand drives a projected USD $110 billion build-out across India by 2029.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Equinix signs fourth Singapore renewable energy deal
Data centers

Equinix signs fourth Singapore renewable energy deal

Pressure is mounting on Singapore data centre operators to secure low-carbon power as Equinix adds another solar deal and lifts its local portfolio.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month