JOANNA ENGLAND, EDITOR

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Centres! As I look across the digital landscape, it’ s clear that the data centre industry stands at the very epicentre of our connected world. You are the architects and engineers of the future, powering everything from the latest AI breakthroughs to our everyday cloud experiences. It’ s a role of immense responsibility and frankly, incredible dynamism.

The demands on data centres are soaring. We’ re witnessing an unprecedented surge, largely fuelled by the exponential growth of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. This isn’ t just about more racks and more power; it’ s about innovating at a pace previously unimaginable. We’ re talking about revolutionary cooling techniques, unprecedented power densities and the intricate dance of managing vast, complex infrastructures.

Sustainability, too, has moved from a commendable goal to a critical imperative. European Green Deals, global netzero targets – these aren’ t just headlines; they’ re shaping how every new facility is designed, built and operated. The challenge of balancing relentless demand with environmental stewardship is perhaps the industry’ s defining characteristic right now.

In this issue, we’ ve aimed to capture the vibrant confluence of innovation and responsibility. We explore the importance of partnerships in our cover feature, which looks at the Nordics, as we interview Andy Hayes, the CEO of Polar who talks about their collaboration with Vertiv. We also caught up with Amy Young of XELA, to discuss skills gaps, recruitment and the future of power in the industry.

We hope you’ ll agree that we’ ve combined a healthy balance of Thought Leadership, technology and innovation news – and industry challenges and solutions into this month’ s issue. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to powering tomorrow’ s digital world – and keep inspiring us!

Joanna England Editor

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