Operations and maintenance
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NASK details Poland’s national data-centre design
Poland’s NASK has outlined a modular government data-centre installation with 15MW of planned power capacity, approximately 200km of fibre infrastructure, and digital-twin monitoring.
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Nokia and Semidynamics examine European AI racks
Semidynamics and Nokia have signed an agreement to evaluate integration of European AI inference accelerators, liquid-cooled racks, and data-centre networking equipment.
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Sparxity deploys sparse computing at Jülich
Sparxity has deployed a specialised computing system at Germany’s Jülich Supercomputing Centre, supporting research into sparse machine learning and event-driven scientific computing.
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Daikin launches mixed-vendor HVAC control platform
Daikin’s iCM PRO software is now available in Europe, providing coordinated control of up to 16 compatible chillers or heat pumps with new hydraulic flow sequencing.
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Daikin unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling units
Daikin has introduced coolant distribution units rated from 400kW to 2.5MW, alongside expanded data hall cooling controls. Orders open in November 2027.
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RETN expands Sofia connectivity through Neterra facility
RETN has opened a point of presence at Neterra’s Sofia Data Center, bringing its city footprint to eight locations and adding an international IP transit route.
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NTT adds Paris to AI factory network
NTT DATA has added GPU infrastructure in Paris and Singapore, expanding the locations where customers can test AI workload performance, security and production requirements.
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Investigation examines labour conditions on data centre sites
An investigation into European data centre construction describes electrical injury, wage and accommodation disputes, and subcontracting oversight concerns at projects in Belgium and Sweden.
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How AI will disrupt the data centre model
Chetan Visrolia, business development manager for data centres at SHI, examines how AI hardware cycles, the economics of training, and growing inference workloads could change the commercial model for data centre operators.
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Fireworks contracts Era4’s Chesterfield AI facility
Fireworks has contracted all 5MW of Era4’s Chesterfield data centre capacity, combining NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra systems, direct liquid cooling, HPE modular infrastructure, and electricity generated largely from landfill gas.