A new report released at Climate Week NYC by Ramboll lays out a strategic roadmap to address the negative environmental impact of data centres. The report offers tangible ways to reduce negative impacts related to carbon emissions, water, biodiversity and material use. ‘Developing sustainable data centres: A strategic roadmap to achieve net zero carbon and […]
A groundbreaking new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals that artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world while also unlocking significant opportunities to cut costs, enhance competitiveness and reduce emissions. The IEA’s special report Energy […]
R&M announced that it is now offering Release 5 of the DCIM software inteliPhy net. With Release 5, inteliPhy net is becoming a digital architect for data centres. Computer rooms can be flexibly designed according to the data centre’s demand, application, size, and category.
Al Masaood Power Division, a part of the Al Masaood Group – one of Abu Dhabi’s leading business conglomerates, has provided sustainable power solutions to its partner Khazna Data Centers, the largest hyperscale data centre provider in the MENA region, using an eco-friendly power generator set – ‘mtu A Rolls-Royce solution Series 4000’. This 2000/2200-KW […]
Vertiv has announced that it has supported MEEZA to design, build and install its new data centres in Qatar. Vertiv was selected as MEEZA’s vendor of choice due to the company’s expertise in providing end-to-end data centre solutions that adhere to the highest industry guidelines.
Data centres will experience increased regulation and third-party oversight in 2023 as the world continues to grapple with the industry’s rising energy and water consumption against the backdrop of ongoing climate change. The intensified focus on the overall environmental and community impact of the data centre is one of five industry trends for 2023 identified […]
Castrol plans to build new state-of-the-art development and test facilities for immersion cooling technology for data centres and other IT infrastructure Castrol plans to build new state-of-the-art immersion cooling development and test facilities for data centres at its global headquarters in Pangbourne, UK. This commitment is part of […]
ST Telemedia Global Data centres (ST Telemedia) has reached an agreement for Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7, to acquire a significant minority stake in leading data centre provider VIRTUS Data Centres (VIRTUS). VIRTUS provides colocation and cloud connectivity services to blue-chip clients, including global technology companies and enterprise clients. Its portfolio […]
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Availability Zones, to be delivered via its UAE data centres in Dubai. The investment, which is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of UAE businesses through the vital provision of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions, reinforces Microsoft’s commitment to the UAE government, its business community, and its […]
Ashraf Yehia, Managing director, Eaton Middle East talks about the increased dependency on data and data centres leading to the higher demand for energy and what kind of challenges and opportunities does it offers to the industry
