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Data Centre Titans: Execution and Operational Discipline in the AI Era – Chris Coward, COO, BCS Consultancy
As AI-driven demand accelerates and delivery environments tighten, execution is emerging as a defining factor in data centre growth. For Chris Coward, Chief Operating Officer at BCS Consultancy, successful scaling... Read More
Data Centre World Awards 2026: Celebrating the Leaders Powering the Future of Digital Infrastructure
At 4pm on the first day of Data Centre World 2026, the Awards Arena at Excel London filled with exhibitors, operators, engineers and partners from across the sector. The annual Data Centre World Awards, supported... Read More
Meet the Market: Infrastructure, Security and the Practical Realities of AI
Across enterprise technology, the conversation around AI often centres on possibility. Less visible, but equally important, are the operational consequences. Higher compute density is reshaping data centre design. Identity-led threats... Read More
Building Future-Ready Infrastructure Teams in 2026: Skills, Automation, and AI
This year, infrastructure teams are facing a multi-layered challenge. First, workloads are growing rapidly, driven by increased interest in (and adoption of) artificial intelligence (AI). Teams are also managing persistent... Read More
Why Europe’s Next Phase of Digital Infrastructure Will Be Built Beyond the Core Hubs
Europe’s digital infrastructure is entering a period of structural change. For much of the past decade, that growth has been concentrated in a small number of metropolitan hubs, particularly Frankfurt,... Read More
Data Centres as High‑impact Industrial Assets: How Disputes Might Arise, and How Operators Can Prepare
Data centres have evolved from largely unnoticed digital infrastructure to highly scrutinised, high‑impact industrial assets. Power, water and land demands, ESG and disclosure expectations, and evolving collective redress regimes are... Read More
Budget Season for Infrastructure: Building a Board-Ready Strategy
With a new financial year approaching, budgets are top of mind for infrastructure leaders. This is the time of year when focus shifts from delivery and operations to strategy and... Read More
“Connectivity Becomes the Primary Challenge for Data Centres in the Age of AI”
While many data centres are still operating at 100 Gb/s, AI is driving a leap toward 400, 800 Gb/s and beyond. This increase in bandwidth requires new fibre architectures, adapted... Read More
Why Tech Show London 2026 Is Putting Human Questions at the Centre of the Tech Conversation
As technology becomes more deeply embedded in everyday life and business operations, the questions facing technology leaders are changing. Performance, scale and efficiency still matter, but they are no longer... Read More
Data Centre Titans: Shelly Landsmann on Governance, Scale and Building for Long-Term Resilience
In this edition of Data Centre Titans, we speak with Shelly Landsman, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board at NED, about governance, scale, and the strategic considerations shaping hyperscale infrastructure development... Read More
AI’s Hidden Price Tag: Record Debt and Off-Balance-Sheet Financing
The artificial intelligence (AI) arms race is transforming the global data centre market. AI is driving tech debt to record levels; however, an increasing share of that borrowing is being... Read More
The Real Constraint is Power: Lessons from 2025 to Guide 2026 Data Centre Strategy
As the industry closes out 2025, one signal stands out. For data centre stakeholders, power demand and the ability to supply it are becoming the defining bottleneck for AI-ready data... Read More