data centre
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Microsoft is reportedly pulling the plug on additional data centre projects, with planned sites in Indonesia and Australia now joining a string of cancellations across the US, UK, and Europe, signalling a possible rethink of its AI strategy. -
Equinix has added Harmeen Mehta as its new chief digital and innovation officer.
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The iliad Group has finalised its multi-billion dollar partnership with private equity firm InfraVia that looks to position its data centre subsidiary OpCore as a major European hyperscale platform.
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled 16 potential federal locations primed for data centre development.
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New ownership aims to enhance interconnection services, scale infrastructure, and strengthen DRFortress’ role as a key Pacific hub.
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Raxio Group has secured $100 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fuel its Sub-Saharan African regional data centre platform.
Forthcoming events
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Data centres are expanding at breakneck speed, and fibre networks are racing to keep up.
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A team of industry leaders, including Ciena, HyperLight, and McGill University, has successfully demonstrated the first 3.2Tb/s (8×448Gb/s) O-band IMDD transmission over a 2km distance.
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A new era is underway at Intel as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan took to the stage at the company’s Vision 2025 event, delivering a candid and defiant keynote that laid bare the stark challenges ahead and his commitment to overcoming them.
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Alison Matte, head of sustainability EcoStruxure IT at Schneider Electric, talks to Capacity's Ben Wodecki about what her role involves, what techniques she is focusing on, how extending product lifespan can make a big difference, and much more.
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AMD has sealed its £4.9 billion ($6.3 billion) purchase of server maker ZT Systems to accelerate its AI and data centre solutions strategy.
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While the data centre industry is on the rise, operators have new hurdles to overcome: reporting requirements.
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Malware rarely targets graphics processing units (GPUs), but analysts at cybersecurity firm Zscaler have uncovered a new strain that does exactly that — executing parts of its code on the GPU to help evade detection.
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Microsoft has reportedly scaled back yet more data centre projects in the US and Europe, heightening concerns over potential oversupply.
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Rack Centre’s new 12MW LGS2 data centre in Lagos, Nigeria, has come online, with the firm touting it as hyperscale and AI-ready.
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Digital Realty has announced the opening of FRA18, a cutting-edge data centre housed within the former Neckermann headquarters in Frankfurt.
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The data centre industry’s immense growth consequently brings rising power demands, with intensive workloads for technologies like cloud and AI requiring even more energy to run.
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SEGRO’s cash equity contribution to the project will be around £150 million
