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Collaboration, connection times and capacity the key to delivering future data centre resilience

Pete Aston, Specialist Connections Engineer at Roadnight Taylor, discusses the findings of a new report Powering Great Britain’s Data Centre Ambitions, explaining how data centre developers are facing mounting grid connection challenges that can derail even the most promising projects. The interplay between technical, regulatory and commercial complexities in grid connections creates challenges that most developers underestimate until they’re deep into the process. Pete is confident that, with the right planning and collaboration in place, there is enough grid capacity to meet the data centre industry’s predicted increased power demands into the future.

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How data centres need to react to risk and resilience challenges and opportunities

Donna Bridgman, Founder of HerWorX, discusses the hidden costs of tomorrow’s data centres – mastering resilience, not reacting to risk, ahead of her speaking engagement at DCW Madrid. Donna discusses the hidden costs of misaligned data centre strategies – from financial and operational impacts to reputational damage and the loss of client trust and key personnel; going on to explore moving beyond basic risk mitigation to mastering a proactive resilience strategy.

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AI continues to drive UK data centre market expansion

Daniel Thorpe, Head of EMEA Data Centre Research at JLL, discusses the scale of demand for UK data centre real estate driven by AI, alongside the challenges and opportunities around power availability.

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DCS speaks to MirrorMe at DCT Conference

DCA Data Centre Transformation Conference 2025

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As UK businesses increasingly adopt AI, risky data-sharing practices arise, underscoring the need for enhanced oversight and security measures.
Oracle has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud, adding new AI capabilities and regional availability for enterprise customers including Worldline and AI Shift.
AvePoint has introduced updates to its Confidence Platform, with a focus on AI data protection, multicloud resilience, and governance capabilities.
Pax8 teams up with NinjaOne, aiming to strengthen managed service providers through enhanced solutions and security infrastructure for SMBs.

Expert Opinions

By Graham Jarvis, Freelance Business and Technology Journalist.
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By Rohit Gupta, UK&I Managing Director at Cognizant.