Data Centre Magazine

🚨 OUT NOW: The April Edition of Data Centre Magazine! 🚨 The latest issue is here, packed with exclusive insights, cutting-edge innovations, and industry-shaping strategies you won’t want to miss. Stay ahead of the curve with expert perspectives on AI, sustainability, cloud, and the future of data centres. What’s Inside? 📌 Fashion Meets Data Centres – Designer Maximilian Raynor, in collaboration with Equinix, merges high fashion with digital infrastructure, bringing the internet to life like never before. 📌 Hybrid Design: The Future of Data Centres? – An exclusive with Danielle Rossi, Global Director of Data Centres at Trane Technologies on the shift to hybrid models. 📌 Cloud & 5G Evolution – We sit down with London Internet Exchange (LINX) CTO Richard Petrie to discuss IX growth, AI’s role in 5G, and what’s next for connectivity. 📌 Inside Vodafone’s Data Centre Transformation – Paul Greenley reveals how Vodafone is reshaping its infrastructure for the future. 📌 The AI Sustainability Paradox – Kyndryl CTO Nick Drouet explores how operators can balance AI-driven growth with sustainable expansion. 📌 Donald Trump’s Data Centre Empire? – As AI demand soars and his second presidency unfolds, Trump is making moves that could redefine the industry. 📌 Building a Sustainable Future for Ireland – Gary Watson of Keppel DC REIT discusses how the market is scaling to support cloud services, AI, and enterprise computing demands. 📌 Defining AI-Ready Data Centre Markets – Ernest Popescu, Founder & CEO of metrobloks, shares insights on how urban metro hubs are shaping the future of AI-driven infrastructure. PLUS: Top 10 Data Centre Influencers! From Nomad Futurist, Compass Datacenters, Leading Edge Global, Huawei, and more, we highlight the voices shaping the industry’s future. Read the full edition now: https://lnkd.in/eXwvppgK #DataCentre #Innovation #Sustainability

In case you missed it... We recently unveiled the Top 100 Women in Data Centres 2025 — celebrating the most influential, innovative, and inspiring women leading the charge across the global digital infrastructure industry. From CEOs and CTOs to sustainability leads, engineers, and strategists — these women are powering the present and shaping the future of our connected world. Congratulations to every leader featured. Explore the full list here: https://lnkd.in/eDNbjmfK With thanks to our sponsors Trane Technologies, Gartner, and STACK Infrastructure #Top100Women #WomenInDataCentres #DataCentreLeadership

“Our mantra is less talking, more doing,” says Gary Watson, Country Manager at Keppel DC REIT Ireland. This guiding principle is visible in every layer of the company’s sustainable innovation — from advanced cooling systems and energy storage to tree planting and bottle bank charity schemes. Their City West facility overhaul, battery projects, and local community initiatives all reflect a data centre operator truly walking the talk. Sustainability meets operational excellence. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dA9zmjdd Powered by DATALEC PRECISION INSTALLATIONS LIMITED #GreenEnergy #SmartInfrastructure #ClimateAction

Data centres can now cut embodied carbon by up to 97% – and Brett Martin Ltd is leading the way. By using low carbon, bio-circular polycarbonate sheets like Marlon BioPlus, aisle containment systems can dramatically slash Scope 3 emissions in both new builds and retrofits. We spoke to Robin Black, Head of Strategic Development at Brett Martin Ltd, about how their certified low carbon materials are helping developers hit Net Zero targets who said 'our Marlon BioPlus option can reduce embodied carbon by hundreds of tonnes of Co2 eq' Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/lTTn50VxrTM #NetZero #DataCentreSustainability #EmbodiedCarbon

Designed by Ex-Hyperscalers, Built for Everyone Else “I wanted to create the data centre company I wished existed when I was buying for AWS and Facebook.” – Ernest Popescu, Founder & CEO, metrobloks Metrobloks is redefining AI-ready, sustainable data centres—not in the middle of nowhere, but in the heart of cities. Discover how they’re shaking up the status quo: https://lnkd.in/eJnG8TxH In association with Vanderweil Engineers and Colliers #DataCentres #AIInfrastructure #Sustainability

Amber Jackson from Data Centre Magazine is on-site as Digital Realty launches HER1 – the first carrier-neutral data centre in Crete – in partnership with Schneider Electric. “Our HER1 data centre marks a key milestone in enhancing digital infrastructure across the region.” Andy Power, CEO at Digital Realty Located in Heraklion, HER1 creates a new digital gateway for Southern Europe, enabling faster interconnection across EMEA via international subsea cables. Built using Schneider Electric’s prefabricated modular solutions, HER1 went live in under 12 months — setting new standards for speed, resilience and energy efficiency. Read Amber's report here: https://lnkd.in/e5V_iEYB 📸 On-the-ground updates coming soon... #DataCentres #DigitalRealty #SchneiderElectric Fabrice Coquio Pablo Ruiz-Escribano Rodríguez

From Crypto to AI: EvoBits IT’s Data Centre Evolution Cluj-Napoca, Romania is now home to one of Europe’s most ambitious AI-focused data centre transformations. Evobits IT has evolved from software dev to crypto hosting — and now manages over 900 AI servers. Founder Silviu Balaci shares how they’ve: 🔹 Built a Tier III-certified 2MW facility 🔹 Designed a modular 18MW site with liquid cooling 🔹 Partnered with NVIDIA to support GB200-class GPUs Discover how they’re redefining infrastructure in Eastern Europe: https://lnkd.in/euQ24hkg #AIDatacentres #LiquidCooling #DataCentreInnovation

🚨 Inside Vodafone's Data Centre Transformation 🚨 Over the next 10 years, Vodafone Group is investing in a cutting-edge overhaul of its data centre infrastructure—balancing high-performance computing with sustainability goals. We spoke to Paul Greenley, Senior Principal Manager at Vodafone, who shared how the team is: ✅ Retrofitting legacy sites ✅ Deploying on-prem cloud pods across Europe ✅ Partnering with Kirby Group Engineering to deliver innovative cooling solutions in record time Read the full story https://lnkd.in/ejYTUTdv In association with Kirby Group Engineering #DataCentres #CloudComputing #Sustainability

👩💻 Women in Tech Day is here — and the numbers still don’t add up. Women hold just 26% of tech roles globally, and 50% leave by age 35. Voices like Erin T. (Character.AI), Sheryl Sandberg (Lean In), and Maxine Williams (Meta) are calling for change — but are companies listening? New PwC data shows women in tech feel more included than ever… yet 31% are planning to leave. Explore why, what needs to shift, and how our Top 100 Women in Data Centres list is celebrating the pioneers pushing for real progress. https://lnkd.in/gfjaTYcq #WomenInTech #TechLeadership #InclusionMatters

#1 Adaire Fox-Martin | CEO, Equinix We close our Top 100 Women, Top 10 spotlight series with the number one ranked leader: Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO of Equinix. A globally recognised tech leader, Adaire brings over 25 years of experience driving digital transformation, customer success, and sustainable growth. From senior roles at SAP, Oracle, and Google Cloud to leading Equinix into the Fortune 500, she consistently pushes boundaries — and purpose — into action. 👏 Congratulations to Adaire — and to all our Top 100 women shaping the future of data centres. View the full Top 100: https://lnkd.in/eDNbjmfK Thanks to Trane Technologies, Gartner, and STACK Infrastructure. #Top100Women #WomenInDataCentres #DataCentreLeadership