The OVHcloud fire still smolders
Three years after an OVHcloud data center burned to the ground, more questions than answers about the incident remain
Long Reads - Europe, Peter Judge, DCD
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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Abolish all resistance! Could superconductors save data centers?
Why worry about efficiency in electrical distribution, when superconductors have no resistance at all?
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Greening software from the grass roots
Smart coders can see the system is broken
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Combining heat and compute
Every Watt of data center power should be used twice
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Air cooling will never go away
We need liquid cooling, but it won’t replace air
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Power and Money: Thoughts from Digital Realty’s CEO
We meet Andy Power, the deal-maker who runs the world’s largest data center company
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AI moves to Norway
There won’t be room for AI in the existing data center metro hubs. So AQ Compute is standing by to plumb it into a hydro-powered facility in Norway
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Germany: The first regulated data center market
The largest economy in Europe is the first to experience serious legislation relating to data centers
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How to build when the power isn’t there
All too often, utility grids can’t provide power when you need it. Data centers are increasingly looking at alternatives
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Preparing for the hydrogen grid
We have heard how great hydrogen will be as an energy source. But how do you get it?
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Evaluating carbon capture’s promise
Taking carbon out of the atmosphere sounds like a brilliant idea. Why is it controversial?
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The CEO who’s an engineer - and a Dame
Pure DC’s leader Dawn Childs is not like the rest
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Finally - a nuclear powered data center?
We’ve heard talk of nuclear-powered facilities for some years. Could the time have arrived?
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Talking data center diplomacy with CyrusOne’s CEO
Data center builders have to keep both customers and investors happy. That means being circumspect, Eric Schwartz tells us
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Data centers are a conversation, says NorthC's CEO
Keep it local, keep talking, and data centers can be a welcome part of their community, says Alexandra Schless of NorthC
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How peering went global
Changes in the world’s networks turned Germany’s Internet peering platform into a global phenomenon
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The acquisition man: DigitalBridge's Marc Ganzi on what's next
Ganzi seems to have venture funding for the most ambitious acquisitions. What’s his angle?
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The trouble with data center energy figures
Here’s how to get reliable energy data - and why we badly need it
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Augmented reality for data center construction
Engineering grade augmented reality headsets could make the construction process more reliable
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Heat reuse: It’s time it meant business
If you give your heat away for free, no one wants it. Put a price on it, and customers will form a line
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Do we need architecture?
Data centers have a job to do. Why do they have to look good as well?
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Plant-based data centers
Concrete creates huge carbon emissions. Why can’t data center builders turn that around, and use biological material that stores carbon instead?
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Turn your ugly fat into data center power
Data center diesels don’t have to run on fossil fuels. There’s a recycled product on offer
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The Earth Wind & Power CEO who's flaring for the world
We talk to the former Norwegian politician who wants to make sure that energy doesn’t get wasted
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Cool vibrations: Harnessing thermal energy
A new cooling technology debuted at COP26 - one which uses thermal energy to create vibrations that cool systems better
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Cooling with water
Is it possible to run a conventional cooling system - but use water instead of harmful refrigerant gases? We found a firm that thinks so
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Taking the nuclear option
Data centers need a steady source of power, with no greenhouse emissions. Could nuclear power be the answer?
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Crustacean cultivation: Lobsters and data centers
A land-based farm has finally produced plate-sized lobsters- thanks to a data center