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HYPERSCALE AGREEMENTS STRENGTHEN NTT DATA’ S AI INFRASTRUCTURE LEADERSHIP
NTT DATA has announced agreements between its Global
Data Center business and leading hyperscale cloud providers totalling more than 130MW of capacity across its campuses in Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix and Virginia. This capacity will enable the deployment of advanced AI and Machine Learning workloads supporting the next wave of innovation for hyperscale clients.
With the explosive growth of AI and cloud computing organisations require infrastructure that can deliver the reliability connectivity and rapid scalability needed to support nextgeneration workloads. These deals underscore NTT Global Data Centers’ growing role as a trusted partner for the world’ s most demanding Digital Transformation needs.
NTT says the campuses offer robust connectivity and rapid scalability making each location an ideal hub for hyperscale growth.
“ These agreements reflect the trust our clients place in NTT Global Data Centers to deliver the scale flexibility and reliability required to power their Digital Transformation” said Doug Adams, CEO and President NTT Global Data Centers.
“ As the adoption of AI accelerates, clients turn to us for advanced infrastructure capable of supporting compute-intensive AI workloads with speed security and sustainability. By combining our expertise in cooling innovation and hyperscale design we are helping the world’ s leading technology companies meet the growing demands of AI and advancing their long-term growth and innovation strategies.”
Growing electricity demand across London is now being shaped by the rapid expansion of data centres, which is becoming a key factor contributing to delays in new housing delivery.
A new report from the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee, Gridlocked: how planning can ease London’ s electricity constraints, shows how soaring power requirements from digital infrastructure are tightening pressure on an already stretched grid and slowing the pace of new homes across the capital.
Chair of the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee, James Small-Edwards AM, said:“ London is at a critical moment, with energy capacity becoming a real constraint on both housing delivery and wider economic growth.
“ As demand for power rises, particularly from large energy users like data centres, we need a clear, strategic and longterm approach.”
The report warns that long-term pressures will intensify as data centres, among the most energy-intensive sectors, are forecast to grow by more than 200 % to 600 %. A single site can demand as much electricity as tens of thousands of homes, placing heavy, localised strain on the grid and making it harder and more costly to bring forward new housing.
To address this, the report calls for reforms including a separate use class for data centres to support clearer, more co-ordinated planning. It also urges a dedicated data centre policy in the next London Plan, prompt publication of the GLA’ s forecasting work and targeted retrofit funding.
EXPANSION OF DATA CENTRES BECOMING KEY FACTOR DELAYING NEW HOUSING DELIVERY
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