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Schneider Electric, AMD unveil Helios AI rack design

Data centre operators could cut deployment risk and speed AI build-outs with a validated blueprint for racks drawing up to 246 kW.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Edge Computing

Vertiv cuts NFrance data centre cooling power by 20%

The overhaul also removed water use from cooling and was completed without any interruption to customers' hosted services.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

NVIDIA touts Blackwell's AI efficiency gains in racks

Energy and cooling limits are becoming the real bottleneck for AI operators, as NVIDIA says Blackwell racks can lift output within fixed power budgets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Eleveight AI expands Armenia factory after rapid sell-out

Demand for sovereign AI compute has forced the Gagarin site to expand within weeks, with capacity set to rise to 5MW by year-end.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data centers

Microsoft cuts datacentre water use by 25% in FY25

Rising scrutiny over AI and cloud power use has pushed the datacentre operator to cut water intensity sharply and boost local supplies.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

DataCentre infrastructure

NVIDIA's Rubin servers ditch fans for liquid cooling

The fanless design could cut cooling bills and water use for AI data centres, while also boosting rack density for hyperscale operators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

DataCentre infrastructure

Direct-to-chip coolants market set for rapid growth

Liquid cooling is gaining ground as AI data centres outgrow air systems, with the market forecast to hit USD $1.3 billion by 2032.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

Green Horizon wins approval for Norway 1 data centre

The 36 MW project near Stavanger can now proceed to final design and construction, with service targeted for the second half of 2027.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Data centers

Delta launches modular AI data centre to speed build

AI operators could bring new capacity online faster, as Delta says its prefabricated system may cut data centre deployment time by 60%.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Network Security

Aewin unveils rack-scale AI infrastructure & cooling

Rising chip heat and rack density are pushing data centre operators towards liquid cooling to curb power use and support larger AI deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Hyperscale

OVHcloud launches APAC Local Zone with Datacentre220

New Zealand firms gain a local cloud option as OVHCloud opens its first Asia-Pacific zone in Auckland, boosting resilience and data sovereignty.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Mon, 25th May 2026

Data centers

Acciona data centre cuts cooling energy use by 70%

Retrofitting old cooling units at Acciona's Madrid headquarters data centre has freed capacity and is expected to repay in about three years.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Data centers

Johnson Controls unveils data centre cooling systems

Rising AI power demand is pushing operators towards systems that cut electricity and water use as data centres grow denser.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026

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Data centers

Equinix trials hydrogen backup power at Dublin data centre

Grid-constrained Dublin operators may get a cleaner backup option after a 12-week pilot showed hydrogen generators could support live cooling systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month