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I recently attended the Data Center World expo in London, meeting industry experts, exploring products and connecting with leaders from the largest data centres in the world. Key highlights included:

  1. AI: Discussions focused on the escalating power demands driven by AI applications. Strategies to meet these demands encompassed integrating renewable energy sources, exploring nuclear power options, and enhancing energy efficiency within data centers.
  2. Sustainable cooling: Innovations in cooling technologies aimed at reducing energy consumption and environmental impact were prominent. Techniques such as liquid immersion cooling and adiabatic cooling were presented as methods to enhance efficiency and sustainability.
  3. Digital transformation: The conference explored the role of AI in optimizing data center operations, including predictive maintenance, energy management, and automation of routine tasks. Sessions also addressed how digital transformation initiatives can lead to more efficient and resilient infrastructures.
  4. Modular and prefabricated data centers: The adoption of modular and prefabricated designs was highlighted as a means to expedite deployment, enhance scalability, and improve energy efficiency in data center construction.
  5. Cybersecurity: With the increasing sophistication of cyber threats, the conference emphasized the importance of advanced cybersecurity measures tailored specifically for data center environments.
  6. Green initiatives: Efforts to minimize the environmental footprint of data centers were showcased, including the use of low-power servers, renewable energy integration, and waste heat reutilization strategies.

 

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Latest news:

STACK Infrastructure secured $4 billion in green financing, strengthening its position as the largest private data center developer in Virginia and beyond

DG Matrix  raised $20,000,000 / Seed from ABB and 4 other investors

STAX Engineering , Inc. raised $60,000,000 / Debt Financing from Deutsche Bank and Firstime Venture Capital

Rowan Digital Infrastructure raised $1,240,000,000 / Debt Financing

Liankuai International  raised $1,410,000 / Seed from Dongfang State-owned Assets

Abits Group raised $3,000,000 / Post Ipo Debt

Eurazeo partners with metrobloks for €100m European data center push

Nscale to expand the Glomfjord data center in Norway with 30MW building

Open Access Data Centres (OADC) plans $240m data center in Lagos, Nigeria

Apple launches second clean energy fund in China

DataOne secures investment from US concrete firm

SEGRO plc to build £1bn data centre in west London

 

 

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