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Vertiv boosts CoolPhase cooling range for EMEA data hubs
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv boosts CoolPhase cooling range for EMEA data hubs

Vertiv expands its CoolPhase Perimeter PAM cooling range across EMEA, boosting free-cooling, efficiency and EU F-Gas compliant operation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

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Legrand's Keor FLEX wins data centre sustainability award
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand's Keor FLEX wins data centre sustainability award

The win underlines growing demand for UPS systems that cut energy use, waste and downtime as AI-driven data centres expand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 19th May 2026
Legrand expands OCP data centre kit for AI workloads
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand expands OCP data centre kit for AI workloads

Rising AI power and cooling demands are pushing operators towards open hardware as Legrand adds rack, power and thermal gear for dense sites.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Vertiv expands Americas factories for AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv expands Americas factories for AI data centres

Regional supply of modular power and cooling kit should improve as Vertiv adds capacity for AI data centre builds across the Americas.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Siemens, Rittal ally to power next-gen AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Siemens, Rittal ally to power next-gen AI data centres

Siemens and Rittal forge IEC-focused alliance to standardise high-density AI data centre power, debuting modular sidecar rack systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Vertiv unveils compact double-stack busway for AI power
Hyperscale

Vertiv unveils compact double-stack busway for AI power

Vertiv launches a double-stack PowerBar Track busway to boost AI data centre power density, preserving white space and enabling live changes.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres
Hyperscale

Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres

Vertiv launches a double-stack busway to boost power capacity and save white space in AI-driven colocation and hyperscale data centres.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Siemens & nVent unveil AI data centre cooling plan
DataCentre infrastructure

Siemens & nVent unveil AI data centre cooling plan

Siemens and nVent launch a joint liquid cooling and power blueprint to speed hyperscale NVIDIA AI data centre buildouts and cut energy use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Neurair & Hanugra to build 400MW of AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Neurair & Hanugra to build 400MW of AI data centres

Neurair and Hanugra partner to deliver 400MW of AI-optimised, liquid-cooled data centres across Asia-Pacific, with global rollout in view.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2025
Motivair debuts AI-ready coolant units for data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Motivair debuts AI-ready coolant units for data centres

Motivair by Schneider Electric unveils AI-ready coolant units for high-density data centres, promising flexible layouts and lower energy use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Vertiv completes USD $200 million Great Lakes acquisition
Hyperscale

Vertiv completes USD $200 million Great Lakes acquisition

Vertiv has completed its USD $200 million acquisition of Great Lakes, enhancing its data centre rack and cabinet solutions for AI and edge computing needs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Aug 2025
Vertiv acquires Great Lakes Data Racks for USD $200 million
Digital Transformation

Vertiv acquires Great Lakes Data Racks for USD $200 million

Vertiv is set to acquire Great Lakes Data Racks for USD $200 million, enhancing its AI-ready infrastructure solutions in the data centre sector.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Jul 2025
Vertiv appoints Ben Crowe as vertical sales leader
Hyperscale

Vertiv appoints Ben Crowe as vertical sales leader

Ben Crowe appointed as Vertiv's vertical sales leader for colocation and hyperscale in Australia and New Zealand.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2022
Vertiv appoints Ben Crowe as Vertical sales leader, colocation (colo) & hyperscale
Hyperscale

Vertiv appoints Ben Crowe as Vertical sales leader, colocation (colo) & hyperscale

Vertiv appoints Ben Crowe as the Vertical Sales Leader for colocation and hyperscale businesses in Australia and New Zealand, expanding the local team.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2022
India using alternative channels to enable widespread broadband services
Unified Communications

India using alternative channels to enable widespread broadband services

The Government of India is working to bring cost-effective broadband services to all its citizens, through the use of white spaces.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Jan 2017
Data Center Fit Up - eliminating white space one data center at a time
Hyperscale

Data Center Fit Up - eliminating white space one data center at a time

Instor Solutions launches Data Center Fit Up program to streamline new data center builds, reducing costs and lead times.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Aug 2016

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Skeleton launches GrapheneUPS to steady AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Skeleton launches GrapheneUPS to steady AI data centres

Tighter grid rules are pushing AI data centres towards site-level power smoothing, as Skeleton's system aims to cut connection sizes and protect uptime.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month