The data centre industry is in a constant race to meet surging demand. With the number of facilities needing to increase nearly 2.5 times by 2025 – equating to 3,000 new data centres across Europe – contractors face both significant opportunities and formidable challenges. From rising material costs and labour shortages to grid connection delays […]
Lenovo has announced its largest storage portfolio refresh in company history, unveiling new Lenovo Data Storage Solutions that prepare enterprise IT for the age of AI with better efficiency, performance and scalability. Ushering in a new era of AI-optimized storage that propels business transformation, the complete portfolio includes storage arrays, software defined infrastructure (SDI), and […]
Khazna Data Centers is continuing to expand its data centre footprint by breaking ground on two brand new facilities in the UAE. AUH4 in Mafraq and AUH8 in Masdar City – both in Abu Dhabi – will join QAJ1, the quickly progressing facility in Ajman that will become the region’s first AI-optimized data centre, to […]
NTT DATA has announced Hani Nofal’s appointment as Regional Head for Technology Solutions, Middle East and Africa (MEA), effective May 1, 2025. In this strategic leadership role, Nofal will drive NTT DATA’s Technology Solutions growth in the MEA region, collaborating with local teams to define and implement a growth strategy aligned with global objectives. “We […]
Vertiv has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with NVIDIA and renowned AI pioneer iGenius to deploy Colosseum, one of the world’s largest NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputers with NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Superchips. Set to deploy in 2025 in Italy, Colosseum will redefine the digital landscape through a first-of-its-kind sovereign AI data center for regulated workloads. Designed to […]
Cisco has been named a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching, recognized for its strong Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. Data center networking has undergone a profound transformation with the rise of AI. What once were simple data repositories with connectivity are now mission-critical infrastructures powering advanced applications […]
Vertiv has announced the launch of Vertiv SmartRun, a modular prefabricated overhead infrastructure system designed to integrate high-density power distribution busbar, liquid cooling piping network, hot-aisle containment, and network infrastructure into a single, scalable solution, supporting an accelerated data center fit-out. This all-in-one solution reduces complexity and accelerates deployment times of cloud and AI […]
Global HVAC technology leader LG Electronics has debuted a full suite of data center cooling solutions at Data Center World 2025. Designed to address the increasing demands of high-capacity data centers, LG’s innovative portfolio offers an end-to-end cooling solution, effectively managing heat from data center chips to external heat rejection while also optimizing room cooling. These […]
Hitachi Vantara has announced new capabilities for Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One), introducing three guarantees for performance, cyber resilience and sustainability. These service level agreement-driven commitments are designed to give enterprises the confidence to streamline operations, recover quickly from cyber threats and reduce environmental impact. Managing IT infrastructure has become increasingly challenging as many IT […]
Ericsson has announced the launch of its new wireless-first architecture that brings agility and scale to branch networking. Designed to support higher-bandwidth, business-critical, AI-powered operations, it combines diverse WAN connectivity, LAN switching, network slicing, and zero-trust through unified management to deliver scalable and secure high-performance branch networking. From virtual experts in insurance offices to computer […]
