Operations and maintenance
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Volex reports growth as data centre sales normalise
Volex expects record first-half revenue of at least $710 million, although data centre sales have eased from the preceding six months as exceptional supply shortages unwind.
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Arson attempt targets Starlink at Lithuanian data centre
Lithuanian authorities are investigating an attempted arson attack against Starlink equipment at Delska’s Vilnius premises. The attack caused limited damage and prompted stronger protection of critical infrastructure.
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MastIT agrees Nordic data centre services acquisition
MastIT Group has agreed to acquire MW Field Services’ telecom operations in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, adding approximately 70 employees and laying the foundation for a dedicated data centre business.
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Drone strike damages VK data centre infrastructure
A drone attack on VK’s data centre near St Petersburg reportedly damaged transformer equipment and a warehouse, while network monitoring recorded reduced connectivity despite the company’s statement that services remained available.
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Nscale’s Glomfjord expansion faces reported six-month delay
Nscale’s Glomfjord data centre is reportedly six months behind schedule after cooling leaks, construction problems and an electrical fire. Investigators’ account of operating capacity differs from Nscale’s own published figures.
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CLS reports completed settlement infrastructure migration
CLS and Kyndryl say they have completed a migration of financial settlement infrastructure, reporting nearly two million transactions worth more than $9 trillion in the first cycle at the new environment.
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ORCA installs PT-3 in London innovation lab
ORCA Computing has installed its PT-3 photonic quantum system at Digital Realty’s London LHR19 facility, operating at room temperature alongside conventional accelerated computing infrastructure.
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Nebius records fresh European GPU network disruptions
Nebius reported separate InfiniBand incidents in eu-west2 on 14 and 15 October, alongside an overlapping eu-south1 cross-region connectivity problem. The provider marked all three incidents resolved.
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DCX adds automated coolant treatment to large CDUs
Polish cooling manufacturer DCX has incorporated coolant quality monitoring and automatic chemical dosing into its facility-scale distribution units, with claimed thermal capacities of 5–8MW.
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Markerstudy reports restrictions on Microsoft cloud allocation
Insurance group Markerstudy says requests for additional Microsoft cloud resources have increasingly required justification, particularly in the UK South region. It is maintaining private infrastructure and considering hybrid options.