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Datacentre cooling infrastructure
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March 14, 2024
14
Mar'24
French datacentre operator to prototype using site's waste heat to generate renewable energy
Data4 is partnering with the University of Paris-Saclay to experiment with reusing waste datacentre heat to grow algae for use in green energy generation
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March 05, 2024
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Mar'24
Dutch organisations start building a federated European cloud
The ‘European cloud services in an open federated ecosystem’ (ECOFED) project is co-funded by the Dutch government and will run from 2024 to 2027
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March 05, 2024
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Mar'24
AI-acceleration deployments curbed by datacentre design considerations
In addition to a shortage of GPUs for AI-optimised servers, IT leaders need to consider how well their datacentre power and cooling will cope with artificial intelligence workloads
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February 26, 2024
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Feb'24
TechUK warns datacentre operators government could get powers to enforce heat reuse
UK tech trade body publishes report about challenges datacentre operators may face if the government gets powers that require them to join heat reuse schemes
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February 20, 2024
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Feb'24
University of Lincoln undergoes edge datacentre modernisation project
The University of Lincoln reveals details of the work it has done, with the help of Schneider Electric and RMD UK, to ensure the resiliency of its edge datacentre environments
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February 08, 2024
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Feb'24
Swedish CIO contributes best practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence
IT leaders are scrambling to keep up with AI technology, but many are losing sight of its ethical impact – and what CIOs need to do to ensure responsible use
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January 31, 2024
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Jan'24
Singtel ropes in industry partners in datacentre push
Singtel inks partnerships with Nvidia, Gulf Energy, Medco and others in its efforts to grow its datacentre business and support AI adoption in Singapore and Southeast Asia
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January 25, 2024
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Jan'24
Datacentres set to consume third of Ireland’s energy by 2026
Forecast data from International Energy Agency shines light on how booming demand for datacentres is affecting energy usage levels in different geographies
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January 24, 2024
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Jan'24
Uptime Institute predicts 2024 will see datacentre operators start row back on net-zero commitments
Datacentre resiliency think tank Uptime Insitute predicts 2024 will mark the start of a testing time for operators when it comes to delivering on their net-zero commitments
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January 15, 2024
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Jan'24
Digital Realty opens datacentre in Chennai
Datacentre developed through joint venture will support high-density power requirements and tap Jio’s connectivity infrastructure across India
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January 08, 2024
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Jan'24
Datacentre operators form APAC industry group
The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association will advocate for policies to drive the security and resiliency of datacentres and minimise environmental impact, among other goals
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December 18, 2023
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Dec'23
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2023
Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 datacentre stories of 2023
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December 12, 2023
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Dec'23
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024
Generative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024
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December 06, 2023
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Dec'23
Singtel’s DC Tuas datacentre to cater to AI workloads
Offering 58MW of capacity, DC Tuas will be the first of Singtel’s new generation of artificial intelligence datacentres to incorporate more efficient cooling technologies
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November 30, 2023
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Nov'23
Infosys and Shell collaborate on push to accelerate adoption of immersion cooling in datacentres
IT consultancy and energy giant are looking to accelerate the take-up of immersion cooling in datacentres through collaboration
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November 21, 2023
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Nov'23
Globe Telecom implements SaaS model to cut network power use
Comms tech provider’s artificial intelligence and machine learning-based energy efficiency offering deployed to reduce energy consumption across infrastructure while maintaining network performance
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November 21, 2023
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Nov'23
Inside India’s datacentre boom
India’s datacentre market is expected to surpass $10bn by 2028, but realising its full potential will require innovations in sustainability and improvements in connectivity
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November 20, 2023
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Nov'23
Digital Edge secures green loan for South Korea datacentre
The Singapore-based datacentre provider has secured its first green loan for its latest colocation facility in Incheon
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October 12, 2023
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Oct'23
Google Cloud sets up public sector-focused business division to trap more UK government business
Google Cloud used the first day of its London-based user and partner conference to confirm the launch of a dedicated business unit, geared towards helping the firm trap more public sector business in the UK
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October 06, 2023
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Oct'23
Hydrogen fuel cells could find their way into more datacentres
Hydrogen fuel cells are more efficient and cleaner than alternative generator technologies, making them environmentally sustainable backup power supply options for datacentres, study finds
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September 20, 2023
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Sep'23
Datacentre operators ‘hesitant’ over how to proceed with server farm builds as AI hype builds
As the hype surrounding artificial intelligence enters a new phase with the rising enterprise and hyperscale interest in generative AI, operators are not sure how to proceed with new datacentre builds, it is claimed
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September 20, 2023
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Sep'23
How Google is priming its infrastructure for the AI wave
The technology giant is integrating purpose-built hardware with an optimised software stack to meet the heightened computational demands of next-generation AI workloads
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June 30, 2023
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Jun'23
How STT GDC is cracking the Philippines datacentre market
The joint venture formed by ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, Globe and Ayala Corporation is building its largest datacentre in the Philippines among other efforts to meet the needs of an underserved market
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
NBN Co sets out to achieve net-zero by 2050
Australia’s national broadband network operator plans to tap renewable energy and roll out energy-efficient fibre as part of its longer-term target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
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May 08, 2023
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May'23
How lab grown neurons could power the future of AI
Melbourne-based Cortical Labs’ lab grown neurons could speed up AI training in a more energy efficient way and its work has caught the eye of hyperscalers and Amazon’s CTO
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March 28, 2023
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Mar'23
BNP Paribas moves to Swedish datacentre in high-performance computing strategy
BNP Paribas is moving data-intensive workloads to a Swedish datacentre to increase capacity while reducing its carbon footprint
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March 14, 2023
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Mar'23
UK mini-datacentre startup hails energy savings of heat reuse deployment at leisure centre
UK startup Deep Green has saved Exmouth Leisure Centre thousands in energy costs through deployment of mini-datacentres
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March 07, 2023
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Mar'23
Mobile operator Three cuts datacentre cooling energy usage through EkkoSense deployment
Mobile operator Three enlisted the help of EkkoSense to reduce the amount of energy used to cool four of its legacy datacentres as part of a cost- and carbon-cutting initiative
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February 03, 2023
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Feb'23
BDx to open fourth datacentre in Hong Kong
Big Data Exchange’s upcoming HKG8 facility will provide hyperscale and enterprise customers with fail-safe resiliency and connectivity in one of the region’s fastest-growing datacentre markets
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December 19, 2022
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Dec'22
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2022
The energy crisis has wreaked havoc on the UK datacentre market in various ways this year, with supply and pricing issues blighting operators and their business interests
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December 14, 2022
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Dec'22
How India is moving towards net zero
Home-grown companies and multinational firms are doubling down on sustainability efforts, but more needs to be done to improve datacentre efficiency and avoid greenwashing
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December 07, 2022
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Dec'22
Survey: Most want green IT but many won’t get it soon
IT – and storage in particular – consume huge amounts of energy but sustainability targets are proving to be elusive, according to a survey commissioned by Pure Storage
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November 28, 2022
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Nov'22
AWS pledges to become a water-positive entity by 2030
Amazon Web Services has marked the first day of its Re:Invent partner and customer conference by going public with its pledge to become a water-positive entity
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November 02, 2022
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Nov'22
Microsoft claims summer heatwave led to no excess water use by its datacentres
Software giant stokes scandal with befuddling statements about water use, despite eco-transparency pledge
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October 18, 2022
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Oct'22
Castrol to open datacentre immersion cooling test facility at Berkshire HQ
BP-owned lubricant brand has unveiled the next phase in its work to accelerate adoption of immersion cooling technologies in datacentres
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October 06, 2022
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Oct'22
Equinix to open new datacentre in Indonesia
Equinix’s new facility in Indonesia follows a slew of datacentre builds that have been sprouting up in Jakarta to cater to the country’s growing digital economy
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August 24, 2022
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Aug'22
UK drought: Thames Water asks datacentres to consider using 'raw water' to cool their sites
Utility provider Thames Water is probing the water consumption habits of datacentres within its jurisdiction, as it seeks collaboration opportunities with the server farm industry to ease pressure on supplies
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August 08, 2022
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Aug'22
Internet giants in favour as Ireland tightens rules on datacentres
Irish premier Michael Martin has insisted its temporary squeeze on datacentre construction is not a moratorium on the industry
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July 22, 2022
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Jul'22
UK heatwave linked to ongoing IT systems issues at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust said it is working ‘around the clock’ to restore the IT systems affected by the extreme temperatures seen in the UK this week
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July 21, 2022
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Jul'22
Singapore to restart datacentre builds with sustainability focus
The Singapore government is running a pilot exercise to drive the sustainable development of new datacentres following a moratorium on datacentre builds
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July 20, 2022
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Jul'22
UK heatwave sparks cooling system meltdown in Google’s and Oracle’s London datacentre regions
The extreme heat experienced by the UK this week had a detrimental impact on the cooling systems of two of the cloud world’s biggest players
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July 12, 2022
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Jul'22
Schneider Electric reinforces commitment to addressing datacentre skills gap with new courses
Datacentre energy management company is adding more courses to its free online training portal to help close industry skills gap
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July 06, 2022
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Jul'22
UK-based datacentre liquid cooling firm Iceotope Technologies secures £30m funding
Sheffield-based datacentre liquid cooling firm wins funding from environment-focused global investment syndicate
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June 24, 2022
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Jun'22
Castrol and Submer form partnership to popularise use of immersion cooling in datacentres
BP-owned Castrol has agreed to work with immersion cooling specialist Submer to bring to market next-generation cooling fluids for use in datacentres
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June 03, 2022
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Jun'22
How digital twins can improve datacentre operations
Singapore’s Red Dot Analytics has built an AI-powered digital twin platform that lets datacentre operators simulate their operations to manage their carbon footprint and energy consumption, among other uses
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May 05, 2022
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May'22
London’s too small for Arm IPO, says Hermann Hauser
Hauser who helped spin out Arm from Acorn, joins campaign for dual London and New York listing, while the PM writes to SoftBank chief
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May 05, 2022
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May'22
CyrusOne hits climate-neutral datacentre targets in Europe
US colocation giant CyrusOne has published its latest sustainability report, which hails progress in making its global datacentre operations climate-neutral and water-positive
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April 27, 2022
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Apr'22
Datacentres critical to Singapore but sustainability concerns remain
Datacentres create jobs and contribute S$2bn to Singapore’s economy each year, but sustainability issues will need to be addressed to minimise their environmental impact
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April 20, 2022
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Apr'22
Uptime Institute supports datacentre operators with honing their sustainability strategies
In the wake of research highlighting the patchy progress operators have made to-date on sustainability initiatives, the Uptime Institute debuts series of reports to help the datacentre sector improve its environmental standing
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April 11, 2022
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Apr'22
APAC enterprises are reducing their datacentre footprint
Enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region are moving from their own datacentres into co-location facilities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and lower their carbon footprint