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The UK has significantly expanded its data infrastructure, with four major US firms, CyrusOne, ServiceNow, CloudHQ, and CoreWeave, committing a combined £6.3 billion ($8.2 billion) in investments. These investments will bring the total value of data centre investment in the UK to over £25 billion ($32.7 billion) since the current Government took office, reinforcing the... Read More

H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm, has announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in PolarDC Group Limited. This transaction aligns with H.I.G.’s strategic expansion of investment in digital infrastructure and positions Polar to expand data centre operations across Europe. Launched just last month, PolarDC is already gaining traction and attention across the industry.... Read More

DSM Group has opened its new Eco Data Centre in Peterborough, designed to address the growing demand for sustainable IT infrastructure. The facility aims to reduce carbon emissions through the use of renewable energy and advanced cooling technologies. The opening event was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Peterborough, Sam Carling MP, and various... Read More

A lot of attention has been paid to the effect that the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) will have on infrastructure, particularly in data centres. Because AI applications and training use more energy than regular computing services, it is expected that AI adoption will increase power demands on an already stressed grid. For example,... Read More

A planned strike at the Meta data centre in Clonee, County Meath, Ireland, has been postponed. Instead, the dispute will be shifted to the Labour Court for resolution. Connect, the trade union representing critical facility engineers (CFEs) at the Clonee data centre site scheduled a work stoppage in response to a change the company made... Read More

Samsung Electronics has apologised to customers, investors, and employees after announcing disappointing profits on Tuesday. Samsung said it anticipates posting profits of £5.1 billion ($6.8 billion) in its preliminary Q3 2024 results. Although a 275% year-on-year increase, this figure is £458 million ($600 million) short of the expected £5.6 billion ($7.4 billion).  “Today, we, the... Read More

Telehouse International Corporation of Europe has announced the launch of two new floors at the Telehouse South data centre, located in London’s Docklands.  Each floor will provide up to 2.7MW peak IT load, contributing a total of 5.4 MW new power capacity to support the growing demand for secure, resilient colocation services in the greater... Read More

Google has announced plans to invest £760 million ($1 billion) in Thailand, to establish its first data centre and cloud region in the country. This investment will be focused on Bangkok and Chonburi and represents Thailand’s growing importance in the global digital economy. According to a study by Deloitte, Google’s investment could contribute £3 billion... Read More

Microsoft has announced a partnership with the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) to implement green hydrogen as a power source at its Dublin data centre. The pilot project will run over eight weeks, representing the first time that zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells will be used to power a Microsoft data centre in Europe. Hydrogen fuel cells... Read More