Jim Hart, BCS CEO, provides some brilliant insights into the sustainability, skills and supply chain challenges facing the data centre industry, and that’s before the AI explosion promises to redefine the rules completely! As ever, Jim brings some much needed wisdom to a discussion of the legislation, technology innovation, and choice of data centre location which will likely frame the industry’s future success.
Read MoreDoug Loewe, CEO, Kao Data, outlines the company’s strengths which attracted him to join the colo at the start of this year, and shares his vision for the future – with new locations in mainland Europe part of an ACE (AI, Cloud and Enterprise) plan. Doug also offers some great insights as to how the data centre industry in general is responding to the challenges and opportunities of providing a mission-critical foundation for today’s sustainable, digital world.
Read MoreJohn Kreyling, Centiel’s newly appointed Business Development Director, shares his enthusiasm for all things UPS as he takes on an important new role at the company. John believes that Centiel has a key role to play in helping data centre owners and operators address their many power, energy efficiency and sustainability challenges, as it continues to develop both its dynamic approach to technology innovation and its presence in the market.
Read MoreHenrik Sandin, Director & Principal ESG Specialist at Workiva, discusses the findings of the company’s recent ESG Practitioner Survey, covering the impending EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the need for both integrated ESG reporting and assurance, the technology and mindsets needed to transform reporting processes and the roles that both AI and companies such as Workiva can play in helping ESG practitioners develop successful, business-winning ESG strategies.
Read MoreChris Maclean, CEO of Open Energy Market, provides some great insights as to how data centres can leverage energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives not only to meet environmental goals but also to gain a competitive edge in the industry.
Read MoreMichael Crabb, SVP Commercial, Last Energy, talks through the energy start-up’s micro-scale nuclear power plant - a central component of the company's 20 MW modular power plant, which can be developed within 24 months and provide clean energy direct to data centres. Last Energy's innovation is designed to provide the fastest, most affordable, least resource-intensive path to 24x7 clean baseload power, along with siting flexibility and also addresses the problem of grid price volatility.
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