The Ultimate Guide to Data centers
A curated UK edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data centers (DC).
What to know about Data centers
Data centers serve as the backbone of our digital world, housing the critical infrastructure that powers the internet, cloud services, and enterprise IT operations. They are pivotal in managing the ever-expanding volume of data generated across industries and consumers globally.
This collection of stories highlights the dynamic growth and technological innovations shaping data centers today. From expansions into emerging markets like Indonesia and Malaysia to the creation of AI-ready and sustainable campuses, data centers are evolving to meet increasing demands for performance, scalability, and environmental responsibility.
Readers will find insights into advancements in cooling technologies, energy efficiency, and the incorporation of renewable energy sources aimed at reducing carbon footprints. Moreover, the integration of AI and edge computing within data center architectures demonstrates how the industry adapts to modern workloads and latency-sensitive applications.
Security remains a critical theme, as data centers bolster defenses against cyber threats while ensuring compliance with emerging regulations. Partnerships between global tech firms and local providers underscore the importance of connectivity, interconnection, and hybrid cloud strategies in today’s data ecosystem.
Exploring these stories offers a comprehensive view of how data centers underpin digital transformation, drive innovation, and face challenges in sustainability, infrastructure expansion, and operational excellence.
UK Data centers News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
UK data centres warned over climate resilience gap
Older facilities may struggle as hotter summers, floods and grid strain threaten UK data centre uptime for essential services.
UK data centre bosses take on Arctic trek for hospice
Care for families in Greater Manchester could gain GBP £1 million as data centre executives brave a five-day Arctic trek in Finland.
Southampton's We UC launches Olatti business platform
The shift gives the group full control of calls, messaging and meetings for small firms, with data kept on UK infrastructure.
AVK Capital launches to fund data centre power sites
Developers could secure on-site electricity without upfront power costs, as AVK Capital and Partners Group target data centre projects facing grid delays.
Vaisala launches datacentre care service for sensors
Growing datacentre fleets could face less downtime as Vaisala bundles calibration, support and replacement probes into a single service package.
Why the SOC needs to be re-engineered for AI
Alert-led security teams risk falling behind as AI now needs to be built into the SOC's core to stop attacks earlier and preserve sovereignty.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data centers
LG's 2.6MW cooling unit wins NVIDIA DSX qualification
AI drives bigger data storage needs, Western Digital study
Nutanix wins Gartner nods across three key reports
Ericsson launches NetCloud Private for regulated users
Fortinet named Gartner Leader in hybrid mesh firewall
Featured News
DocuWare prepared for launch of new interface, IDP, AI tool
Existing customers will get the redesigned platform free as DocuWare readies AI-driven document search and extraction tools for autumn.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
Expert Columns
Engineering for operations: going from security to insight
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Why the SOC needs to be re-engineered for AI
Unlocking the hidden potential of data centres through heat zoning
Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power
Five control rooms, one tuesday afternoon
Why CIOs should be prioritising stability as the foundation for transformation
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible
The opportunity for microgrids in an AI-powered future
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Data centers News
Virtus secures GBP £2.45 billion data centre financing
The package will fund VIRTUS's UK and European expansion as lenders chase rising demand for cloud and artificial intelligence capacity.
Bull wins €31 million AEMET supercomputing contract
Spain's weather forecasts will be backed by faster computing and lower energy use as AEMET upgrades systems under a four-year deal.
Vection Technologies posts record FY26 profit on AI growth
The shift to enterprise AI has lifted Vection to its first full-year operating cash flow and a stronger pipeline worth more than AUD $10.6 million.
Most digital asset treasuries lag direct crypto holdings
Most listed digital asset treasuries now trade at a discount to their crypto holdings, leaving direct token owners better off in most cases.
Akamai signs USD $11.6 billion deal with Anthropic
Anthropic's seven-year commitment could lift Akamai's cloud revenue to USD $20 billion, underscoring surging demand for AI infrastructure.
US data centre boom lifts North American equipment sales
AI-fuelled building work is offsetting weakness in housing and other projects, keeping North American equipment revenues rising despite softer demand.
Keepit tops USD $100 million ARR on AI Truth Cloud
The Danish cloud data protection group's nine-figure run underscores demand for independent backup as firms link AI adoption to data trust.
Accenture launches Construct for global capital projects
Greater scrutiny will follow major infrastructure programmes as Accenture combines 5,000 specialists into a new capital projects unit.
Schneider Electric launches hybrid data centre cooler
Data centre operators can now mix air and liquid cooling in one unit as AI workloads push rack densities higher across facilities.
Nutanix buys Ryax to boost hybrid AI workload orchestration
Enterprises could cut AI running costs as the deal aims to ease GPU shortages and simplify workload scheduling across hybrid systems.
Keepit tops USD $100 million ARR on AI truth cloud
The milestone underlines rising demand for independent backup as firms seek reliable records for AI-driven systems and compliance.
Forrester warns AI growth will strain energy & water
By 2027, AI expansion is set to drive up power and water costs, while forcing tougher rules on data centre building and funding.
Dragos buys NetRise & runZero to boost xOT security
Critical infrastructure operators gain broader visibility across devices, firmware and cloud systems as Dragos folds two specialist tools into its platform.
Lumai backs specialised hardware for AI prefill workloads
Longer prompts and agentic workflows are pushing AI data centres towards a separate prefill tier, Lumai says, to curb power use.
Data centre lighting market set to more than double
Rising AI infrastructure spending is driving a UK data centre build-out that could lift lighting demand to GBP £130 million by 2030.
AMD pitches AI laptops with dedicated processing power
Local AI features could run faster, stay private and work offline as chipmakers push laptops with dedicated neural processors.
Google Cloud launches M4N instances for Oracle workloads
Enterprise Oracle users could cut licensing and infrastructure costs as Google Cloud adds high-memory M4N instances tuned for heavy I/O workloads.
Nvidia touts AI data centre software to boost output
Utilities and cloud operators could squeeze more AI work from fixed power budgets as Nvidia's DSX software lifts throughput and cuts demand.
Nvidia backs AI power efficiency push with new deals
Electricity is becoming the main bottleneck for AI data centres as new Nvidia partnerships aim to raise output per megawatt.
Google Cloud issues six-step guide for outage response
Customers can use the six-step workflow to tell whether an outage stems from Google, their own systems or a third-party service.
Job Moves
ScotlandIS names Professor Gordon Morison as new Chair
Wasabi launches AI unit & names Mukherjee to lead it
Tem names Claire Addison as Chief of Staff after funding
Apatura appoints new Chief Financial Officer & CTO
Indigo appoints Nick Barton as Chief Revenue Officer
Leaseweb launches UK channel programme & names Goody
Kao Data names Spencer Lamb as Chief Executive Officer
Vertiv appoints Frieda He as Chief Procurement Officer
Salute appoints Dale Harding as capital projects chief