Here’s how to get reliable energy data - and why we badly need it

As investors finally build data centers for Africa’s emerging technical generation, will the continent get the infrastructure it needs?

Who will take the coveted prize of a new data center permit?

Australia’s geography might make it a perfect market for a proper Edge industry, but is there room for multiple players?

Residents are fighting against proposals for huge new data center proposals across Northern Virginia. While there might be ample land and power, are residents reaching saturation point?

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Despite a boom in their home turf, logistics real estate players are moving into building data centers

Ireland was all set to be a major hub. Then data center power demands came up against the limitations of the grid

Finding out who owns the biggest data center on the planet is harder than you might think

Rangu Salgame is building hyperscale data center business PDG across from his adopted home in New York, and new head office in Singapore

Engineering grade augmented reality headsets could make the construction process more reliable

Why a subsea cable to the edge of Antarctica might not lessen the South Pole’s reliance on satellites

Data centers have a job to do. Why do they have to look good as well?

Concrete creates huge carbon emissions. Why can’t data center builders turn that around, and use biological material that stores carbon instead?

Projects in the US and China have shown that data centers underwater could be more efficient than those on land. But how do you build them?

Digital Metalla hopes to ape Norway’s Lefdal Mine and create a secure underground facility in a disused Sardinian mine

Hyperscalers are installing ground stations at data centers, while incumbents are moving to a more cloud-like, virtualized, as a Service way of thinking

An abandoned Victorian bathhouse in Greater Manchester, the Ashton Old Baths has now reopened as a council-owned data center

Whether strawberries, cabbage, or cannabis, indoor farms are increasing in number. Will they soon start competing for the same space and power as data centers?

How a complete virtual copy of a data center can help organizations build more efficient and sustainable facilities

Mega data centers are here to stay, but how and where we build them is changing

Thales Alenia Space tells DCD about how a Lunar data center would be "a game-changer"

Sustainability gains through energy efficiency will eventually plateau, but there’s much work to be done around the carbon footprint of building materials

Opposition to data center development often stems from a lack of understanding and engagement with local communities and stakeholders

Cleveland Clinic’s chief research information officer talks to DCD about partnering with IBM for an on-premise quantum machine

E-waste is the major focus of data center decommissioning, but more thought needs to be given to mechanical and electrical equipment such as generators

Real Estate Investment Trusts are funds that can make money from leasing data centers

Data centers create emissions before they are built. It’s time to address the footprint of basic building materials