So we come to the end of 2025, another year where the letters A and I have dominated discussion in the data center sector.

The mega campuses required to train and run AI models have started to become a reality, bringing with them a wave of challenges and opportunities for those in the industry.

But these big projects are rising from the earth against a backdrop of concerns about just how much of a bubble AI is becoming, and the amount of damage that will be caused if the bubble bursts.

In this supplement, we take a look at the stories that have shaped the year. Compute has dominated the headlines, with new chips from Nvidia and its growing group of rivals pushing the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to data center hardware.

Read now for articles covering:

  • The biggest data center stories of 2025
  • A look at notable deals and trends in the data center M&A space
  • Building a dynamic cooling ecosystem for the AI factory era
  • Compute, storage and networking: a 2025 retrospective
  • Plus the key stories across power, telecoms and cloud computing