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How tier two locations are changing data centre planning

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Power & Cooling

Christina Mertens, vice president of business development, EMEA, at VIRTUS Data Centres, explains that, for data centre operators, the question is no longer only where capacity can be deployed quickly, but where it can be sustained, expanded and operated reliably over long time horizons. This shift has brought tier two locations into sharper focus. These locations are not replacing core markets, but they are increasingly shaping how new capacity is planned and managed over time.

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Johnson Controls acquires Alloy Enterprises enhancing thermal management expertise

Published in Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Johnson Controls is set to expand its data centre cooling capabilities with the acquisition of Alloy Enterprises.

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How to prepare for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

Published in Cloud Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Partner Tech & Trends Vendor

By Matt Middleton-Leal, Managing Director EMEA, Qualys

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Genetec unveils UK data centre for Security Center SaaS

Published in Cloud Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Hardware

Genetec launches a UK data centre for Security Center SaaS on Microsoft Azure, enhancing compliance and performance for UK customers.

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Data centre investment moves into the mainstream

Published in Hosting + Colocation

Lottie Tollman, Head of Data Centres Advisory, EMEA and Gonzalo Martín, Head of Data Centres Capital Markets, EMEA, both at Colliers, the international property adviser, explain why data centres are no longer a niche play, with EMEA investors increasingly targeting the sector as digital infrastructure becomes central to long-term real estate strategies – according to Colliers’ 2026 Global Investor Outlook. The report highlights a sharp rise in capital allocations to data centres, with the...

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Competing for Data Centre Talent and Building Your Own Pipeline

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

TES Power’s Operations Director, Martin Brannigan, discusses the challenges in talent shortage.

Aruba and Namex agree on new Rome PoP

Within Aruba's Data Centre campus in Rome, a new high-performance interchange point will be created...

Top 25 metros generate 65 percent of colo revenue

New data from Synergy Research Group shows that just 25 metro areas account for 65% of worldwide...

Knight Frank unveils 2025 Global Data Centre Forecast

Knight Frank, the leading global real estate consultancy, has released its Global Data Centres –...

BSO unveils DataOne

After months of confidential development, BSO is proud to announce the creation of DataOne,...

UK organisations with the most servers are still unlikely to prioritise energy efficiency

Companies with fewer ICT facilities or younger IT managers are up to twice as likely to prioritise...

The United States counts 5,388 data centres

The widespread adoption of cloud computing has transformed the data center landscape. Although it...

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Elektrobit Case Study: Enable Immense Data Intake to Support Autonomous Driving

Automated vehicles record and process massive amounts of data daily with simulations and high capacity sensors. For Elektrobit, a global supplier of connected software for the automotive industry, the biggest challenge was how to securely store, transfer and process these large amounts of data. The interconnection-first approach, deployed on Platform Equinix®, provided Elektrobit the fastest and most stable option available. Find out how Equinix, with its global data centers and digital edge presence, boosted efficiency, performance, reliability and security for Elektrobit.

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