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Motivair unveils 2.5MW liquid cooling unit for AI data

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Schneider launches 2.5MW coolant unit for liquid-cooled AI data centres, scaling to 10MW+ to match next-gen GPU and AI factory demands.
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Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Vertiv flags higher voltage power, digital twins and liquid cooling as critical trends reshaping AI-ready data centre design worldwide.
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AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.
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Secure I.T. Environments unveils data centre accelerators

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Secure I.T. Environments has launched Vertical Design Accelerators to speed data centre design, cut project risk and tailor sector needs.
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New modular quantum platform QUB promises flexible research deployment

Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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QuantWare, Q-CTRL and Qblox launch QUB, a modular quantum computing platform offering 5 to 41 qubits for enterprise and research flexibility.
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Zella DC unveils modular Max data centre for flexible edge IT

Wed, 28th May 2025
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Zella DC launches the purpose-built, 20-foot Zella Max modular data centre, boasting enhanced security, scalability, and energy-efficient cooling for flexible edge IT.
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HPE & Danfoss partner on sustainable data centre heat recovery

Wed, 19th Jun 2024
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Danfoss unveil a sustainable data centre heat recovery solution, aiming to curb energy use and repurpose excess heat, amid rising AI energy demands.
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Vertiv's 2023 report shows strides in sustainability efforts

Wed, 5th Jun 2024
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Vertiv's 2023 Responsible Business Report unveils the “One Vertiv, One World” plan, detailing strides in environmental impact and governance.
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ABB reveals top data centre trends to watch for in 2023

Thu, 19th Jan 2023
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Sustainability and climate change will dominate the data centre industry in 2023, according to ABB, with trends including modular builds and renewable power.
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Microsoft's Azure Space – Cloud above the clouds

Wed, 21st Oct 2020
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Microsoft is entering the private space exploration market with Azure Space, hiring a team of experts to build cloud capabilities for the space industry.
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Vertiv ranked as a leader for modular data centre market

Tue, 8th Sep 2020
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Omdia research reveals that the global market for prefabricated modular data centres, from the edge to the core, increased by more than 65%.
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Seagate brings modular data architecture to ANZ

Thu, 11th Jun 2020
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In partnership with Dicker Data, the Exos and Nytro modular system are designed for simplicity while retaining performance.
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$50b modular data centre market driven by edge computing

Wed, 15th May 2019
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Findings from a new research report have been released by Global Market Insights that show a burgeoning market.
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Data Exchange Networks achieves world-first

Thu, 6th Dec 2018
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After receiving a new Uptime Institute award, DXN is now the first modular data centre developer in the world equipped to blend different standards.
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Edge data centres expanding to shared working spaces

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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Likely beginning a trend, Christie Spaces is now the first workspace in Australia to offer customers data centre rack space on-site for rent.
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DXN continues colocation charge with two senior appointments

Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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DXN fortifies its expansion in Australia with two senior hires, aiming for unprecedented Tier III and IV modular data centre delivery.
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DXN begins shipping modular data centres in AU – next stop Asia

Fri, 9th Nov 2018
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Pre-fabricated modular data centres have gained traction in recent times, and it's something DXN is looking to capitalise on in APAC.
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Retail transformation fuelling data centre boom

Thu, 1st Nov 2018
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A new Vertiv report has forecast data centres and public cloud adoption to skyrocket in the coming years throughout the retail industry.
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Data Exchange makes the Uptime Institute Tier Certification cut

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Data Exchange's modular data centres earn Tier III certification from Uptime Institute, taking on the big box colocation leaders and eyeing Tier IV soon.
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Dell EMC releases new modular infrastructure to 'grow' with the data center

Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
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Dell EMC purports it to be the first modular infrastructure architecture that has been developed to easily adapt to future technologies.