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Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres
Hyperscale

Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres

Vertiv launches a double-stack busway to boost power capacity and save white space in AI-driven colocation and hyperscale data centres.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data
DataCentre infrastructure

Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data

Schneider launches 2.5MW coolant unit for liquid-cooled AI data centres, scaling to 10MW+ to match next-gen GPU and AI factory demands.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Vertiv launches modular AI cooling for dense data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv launches modular AI cooling for dense data centres

Vertiv unveils MegaMod HDX modular liquid and air cooling to power denser AI and HPC data centres across North America and EMEA.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres

Vertiv flags higher voltage power, digital twins and liquid cooling as critical trends reshaping AI-ready data centre design worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom
Semiconductors

AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom

AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Vertiv & GreenScale partner on AI-ready data centres
Hyperscale

Vertiv & GreenScale partner on AI-ready data centres

Vertiv wins preferred supplier role for GreenScale's AI-ready, liquid-cooled data centre campuses, supporting nearly 1 GW expansion in Europe.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
BluSky AI names Riley Cooney to drive modular AI push
DataCentre infrastructure

BluSky AI names Riley Cooney to drive modular AI push

BluSky AI hires finance leader Riley Cooney as corporate development and strategy chief to accelerate its modular AI data centre expansion.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Secure I.T. Environments unveils data centre accelerators
DataCentre infrastructure

Secure I.T. Environments unveils data centre accelerators

Secure I.T. Environments has launched Vertical Design Accelerators to speed data centre design, cut project risk and tailor sector needs.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
New modular quantum platform QUB promises flexible research deployment
EduTech

New modular quantum platform QUB promises flexible research deployment

QuantWare, Q-CTRL and Qblox launch QUB, a modular quantum computing platform offering 5 to 41 qubits for enterprise and research flexibility.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Zella DC unveils modular Max data centre for flexible edge IT
Platform-as-a-Service

Zella DC unveils modular Max data centre for flexible edge IT

Zella DC launches the purpose-built, 20-foot Zella Max modular data centre, boasting enhanced security, scalability, and energy-efficient cooling for flexible edge IT.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th May 2025

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Edged US opens waterless AI data centre in Mesa, Arizona
Hyperscale

Edged US opens waterless AI data centre in Mesa, Arizona

Arizona’s water-stressed data centre market gets a new 36 MW AI site in Mesa that uses zero water for cooling and aims to save 138 million gallons a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester
DataCentre infrastructure

Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester

Deep Green launches rapid-deploy, AI-ready colocation in Manchester, touting four-week rollout, 150kW racks and heat reuse for UK compute.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
CPP Investments, Equinix in USD $4bn atNorth takeover
Digital Transformation

CPP Investments, Equinix in USD $4bn atNorth takeover

CPP Investments and Equinix are buying Nordic data centre operator atNorth from Partners Group in a USD $4bn enterprise value deal.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Vertiv showcases AI-ready cooling at Data Centre World
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv showcases AI-ready cooling at Data Centre World

Vertiv will spotlight AI-ready liquid cooling and modular data centre designs at Data Centre World 2026 in London's Tech Show.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Blue Cloud Softech wins nod for national ISP licence
Unified Communications

Blue Cloud Softech wins nod for national ISP licence

Blue Cloud Softech wins key LoI from India's DoT for a national ISP licence under the Unified Licence VNO framework, pending compliance steps.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Modular island data centre boosts satellite backbone
Hyperscale

Modular island data centre boosts satellite backbone

A rugged South Atlantic island now hosts a modular data centre, bolstering satellite and subsea backbone links despite extreme logistics.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Siemens & partners launch modular edge data centre solution
Disaster Recovery

Siemens & partners launch modular edge data centre solution

Siemens, Cadolto, and Legrand have launched modular edge data centres offering scalable, energy-efficient solutions with rapid deployment and flexible financing options.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jun 2025
Durata expands leadership to drive growth in data centre sector
Edge Computing

Durata expands leadership to drive growth in data centre sector

Durata expands senior leadership, adding three directors to boost growth in the global critical power and data centre sectors amid AI-driven demand surge.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 1st May 2025