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Alfa Laval UK & Ireland names new Managing Director
Data centers

Alfa Laval UK & Ireland names new Managing Director

Data centre demand and decarbonisation pressures are set to shape Alfa Laval's UK and Ireland growth strategy under Alessandro Bracco.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Indigo appoints Nick Barton as Chief Revenue Officer
Network Infrastructure

Indigo appoints Nick Barton as Chief Revenue Officer

The hire is aimed at sharpening Indigo's push into hyperscaler and network accounts as competition intensifies across international connectivity markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Yondr JK 1 prices USD $715m notes for Virginia data centre
Data centers

Yondr JK 1 prices USD $715m notes for Virginia data centre

Proceeds will help finance a 48 MW hyperscale site in Loudoun County as demand for Northern Virginia data centre space keeps drawing debt funding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Linux Foundation launches Akrites to fix open source flaws
Security Operations Centres

Linux Foundation launches Akrites to fix open source flaws

Backed by Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the scheme aims to speed fixes for flaws that could ripple through banks, hospitals and power grids.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Legrand powers Yerevan State University AI data centre
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand powers Yerevan State University AI data centre

Armenia's research push gets a boost as a 64-GPU supercomputer is installed in a retrofitted university building.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Microsoft cuts datacentre water use by 25% in FY25
Data centers

Microsoft cuts datacentre water use by 25% in FY25

Rising scrutiny over AI and cloud power use has pushed the datacentre operator to cut water intensity sharply and boost local supplies.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Millions of AI agents are running unsupervised, survey warns
Digital Transformation

Millions of AI agents are running unsupervised, survey warns

Many companies are deploying autonomous software faster than they can govern it, leaving thousands of agents able to act without approval.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Europe's power prices threaten AI data centre investment
Semiconductors

Europe's power prices threaten AI data centre investment

Higher electricity costs are putting Europe at a disadvantage as investors choose locations for the power-hungry AI data centres they need.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Infrastructure stories

CTI Digital builds sovereign AI platform in Manchester
Data Protection

CTI Digital builds sovereign AI platform in Manchester

Businesses face growing pressure to keep AI data and costs in-house, as CTI Digital tests a private platform for employees in Manchester.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
AI data centre demand outpaces power supply, Capgemini
Data centers

AI data centre demand outpaces power supply, Capgemini

Utilities are warning that AI-fuelled data-centre demand will strain grids, with 77% expecting growth to outpace new supply.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Ireland's invisible infrastructure: Why wholesale holds the key to food resilience
Data Analytics

Ireland's invisible infrastructure: Why wholesale holds the key to food resilience

Stronger wholesale networks could help shield Irish consumers and SMEs from supply shocks as tighter margins and disruption bite across the food chain.

By Bharat Sharma • 6 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Australia's resilience problem isn't redundancy. It's shared infrastructure
Network Infrastructure

Australia's resilience problem isn't redundancy. It's shared infrastructure

Shared fibre routes can leave supposedly redundant links exposed to the same outage, a risk growing as AI workloads demand uninterrupted connectivity.

By Mark Rafferty • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Gallagher Security launches podcast on access control
Digital Transformation

Gallagher Security launches podcast on access control

Security teams and IT departments are being pulled closer together as access control becomes part of wider digital infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
In AI, control is the real advantage
Data Protection

In AI, control is the real advantage

Australian firms risk losing AI advantage if core models and pricing stay offshore, as sovereign control becomes a resilience and trust issue.

By Gavin Seewooruttun • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
NBN Co wins TM Forum Level 4 for service assurance
5G & Beyond

NBN Co wins TM Forum Level 4 for service assurance

Regional users should see fewer weather-related dropouts after the network gained autonomous service assurance for its fixed wireless service.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Indigo appoints Nick Barton as Chief Revenue Officer
Network Infrastructure

Indigo appoints Nick Barton as Chief Revenue Officer

The hire aims to sharpen Indigo's push into hyperscaler and subsea contracts as it expands support across more than 90 countries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Axians UK launches architecture service for businesses
Network Infrastructure

Axians UK launches architecture service for businesses

It offers firms a cheaper way to align technology with strategy while reducing duplication, technical debt and security risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Equinix trials hydrogen backup power at Dublin data centre
Data centers

Equinix trials hydrogen backup power at Dublin data centre

Grid-constrained Dublin operators may get a cleaner backup option after a 12-week pilot showed hydrogen generators could support live cooling systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026