Designing tomorrow’s data centres

10 December 2024

Stu Redshaw - EkkoSense

Data centre design has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, with new technologies changing the face of the industry forever.

“Considering the long lifespan of data centres, which can exceed 20 years, and the rapid refresh cycle of IT infrastructure - typically every three years - it is crucial to design with foresight,” asserts Stijn de Kruijf, data centre sustainability expert, Royal HaskoningDHV. “The emergence of AI chip technology, which is already reshaping data centre densities, highlights the necessity for a smart, modular, and flexible design, ensuring the data centre remains relevant and valuable well into the future, potentially up to 2038 and beyond.”

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Data Centre Connectivity all under one Roof

09 December 2024

HellermannTyton has been working on a full data centre connectivity solution, offering a full complement of high capacity, high performance pre-terminated fibre connectivity in RapidNet Ultra, superior cable management with the Fibre Duct Raceway and a wide range of data rack cabinets. All three product ranges are designed to work together, making the job of specifying or designing a data centre network or project a much more simplified task.

RapidNet Ultra – Your Pre-terminated Fibre Solution

For 20 years HellermannTyton has been a pioneer in pre-terminated infrastructure with its RapidNet solution.

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Latos launches in UK with hyperscale project

09 December 2024

Latos Data Centres has launched with plans to develop a data centre in Cardiff, having secured planning permission for its first hyperscale complex project.

The three eight-story Cardiff facilities will deliver a total of 90MVA across 50,400 sqm of floor space. According to planning documents, the land, which totals 16.42 hectares along Rover Way in Tremorfa, was previously used as a non-domestic landfill site, known as the former ‘frag tip’ site. It is currently used as an off-road motorcycle facility managed by Cardiff Council’s Parks Service.

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Kao Data appoints CBRE for FM

03 December 2024

Kao Data has appointed CBRE Group as its integrated facilities management (FM) partner to support its European expansion.

The deal, which came into effect on 1 December, will see CBRE manage hard and soft FM services across Kao’s data centre portfolio, including physical structures, mechanical, electrical, cooling and fire systems within its London data centres, as well as its new Greater Manchester facility.

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