The Ultimate Guide to Data centers
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data centers (DC).
What to know about Data centers
Data centers serve as the backbone of our digital world, housing the critical infrastructure that powers the internet, cloud services, and enterprise IT operations. They are pivotal in managing the ever-expanding volume of data generated across industries and consumers globally.
This collection of stories highlights the dynamic growth and technological innovations shaping data centers today. From expansions into emerging markets like Indonesia and Malaysia to the creation of AI-ready and sustainable campuses, data centers are evolving to meet increasing demands for performance, scalability, and environmental responsibility.
Readers will find insights into advancements in cooling technologies, energy efficiency, and the incorporation of renewable energy sources aimed at reducing carbon footprints. Moreover, the integration of AI and edge computing within data center architectures demonstrates how the industry adapts to modern workloads and latency-sensitive applications.
Security remains a critical theme, as data centers bolster defenses against cyber threats while ensuring compliance with emerging regulations. Partnerships between global tech firms and local providers underscore the importance of connectivity, interconnection, and hybrid cloud strategies in today’s data ecosystem.
Exploring these stories offers a comprehensive view of how data centers underpin digital transformation, drive innovation, and face challenges in sustainability, infrastructure expansion, and operational excellence.
Irish Data centers News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Microsoft opens Dream Space hub at Dublin data centre
More than 5,000 Dublin and Kildare students a year will get hands-on STEM and AI lessons as Microsoft ties its data centre to local skills.
Echelon to build Ireland's first green energy park
The scheme is set to link a data centre with offshore wind, solar and storage, boosting grid support while backing a €4.2 billion Wicklow investment.
Servecentric launches resilient connectivity for businesses
Businesses facing costly outages can now buy a more resilient internet service from Servecentric, which backs growth to €6 million by 2027.
Vertiv buys King Environmental Services for EMEA
The deal extends Vertiv's fluid management services into Europe, the Middle East and Africa as data centre cooling demands grow.
Echelon trials fault ride through at Dublin data centre
The test could help stabilise Ireland's grid by keeping data centres online during brief faults, reducing sudden demand drops.
ManageEngine expands in Ireland after 25% growth
Ireland is becoming a bigger profit engine for ManageEngine as the software group targets a 25% rise in local customers over two years.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data centers
Infrastructure Flexibility Becomes A Competitive Advantage As Uncertainty Mounts
Check Point launches AI-scale security orchestrator 200
Kingston holds global DRAM module lead with 62% share
Gartner forecasts AI strain on services, costs & jobs
LG's 2.6MW cooling unit wins NVIDIA DSX qualification
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
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DocuWare prepared for launch of new interface, IDP, AI tool
Existing customers will get the redesigned platform free as DocuWare readies AI-driven document search and extraction tools for autumn.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Expert Columns
Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach
Could AI enable successful socialism? Eliminating the fatal flaw
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Five control rooms, one tuesday afternoon
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible
The Death of the Firewall
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Data centers News
Data centre power market set to hit USD $107 billion
Rising AI power demand and grid delays are pushing operators to upgrade electrical systems as the market is forecast to reach USD $107.06 billion by 2034.
GNX+ joins Equinix Fabric Marketplace for EMEA access
Equinix customers across EMEA can now buy and manage local access links through one portal, reducing the need to juggle multiple carriers.
Green data centre market to hit USD $197.02bn by 2031
Rising demand for AI and cloud services is pushing operators to spend on lower-emission facilities as the market heads towards USD $197.02 billion by 2031.
VAST Data says 14 customers committed USD $10 billion
Four customers each committed more than USD $1 billion as demand for AI storage systems pushed VAST's aggregate customer pledges above USD $10 billion.
Fortinet brings AI security to Equinix distributed hub
Enterprises can now inspect AI prompts and responses across clouds and data centres through a validated Fortinet-Equinix architecture.
Rubrik launches hosted backup for on-premise NAS data
The hosted service shifts backup storage and maintenance off site, aimed at enterprises under pressure from rising hardware costs and ransomware risk.
NVIDIA launches Minerva to spot AI factory faults early
The software aims to cut downtime and boost output for operators of massive GPU clusters by turning event storms into likely root causes.
Rakon launches timing portfolio for AI data centres
Better timing is becoming a bottleneck in AI clusters, prompting Rakon to add clocks and oscillators for networking, synchronisation and compute layers.
Vertiv completes USD $1.45 billion UtilityInnovation deal
The deal broadens Vertiv's power offering as data centre operators race to secure electricity for AI sites amid grid constraints.
Schneider Electric launches modular AI data centre design
Rising demand for AI computing is pushing operators towards repeatable builds, and Schneider Electric says its new modular design can speed deployments.
Sparxity deploys sparse-native rack at Jülich supercentre
The deployment could cut energy use for event-based AI workloads by 18X as Europe's first exascale supercomputer site tests sparse-native hardware.
Photon Bridge raises €10 million for AI laser scale-up
The Eindhoven startup says the cash will help ease a laser bottleneck as AI data centres demand millions of units a year.
Hetzner launches first four-GPU server for AI work
The new machine gives businesses enough memory to run several AI models at once on dedicated hardware, with pricing from €3,599 a month.
Toshiba launches platform for quantum-safe networks
Organisations facing future encryption risks can now trial Toshiba's system, which is designed to scale quantum-safe protection across existing networks.
LG Electronics lifts profit as vehicle systems surge
Vehicle systems and subscriptions helped offset softer TV demand, as operating profit for the first nine months climbed 55.9 per cent to KRW 4.03 trillion.
Melbourne cheaper than Sydney for data centre build
A global index shows Sydney and Melbourne still trail Asian hubs, though Melbourne’s indicative build cost is slightly lower at $10.58 per watt.
Lumen & Microsoft expand AI network tie-up for Azure
Enterprises grappling with AI rollouts should get simpler access to Azure-linked networking as the pair widen support across hybrid and multi-cloud estates.
Raiffeisen slashes mainframe cyber recovery to two hours
Austrian bank IT services provider Raiffeisen Informatik said a total storage loss would now be recoverable in one to two hours, not seven days.
Honeywell tests aerospace cooling module for AI data centres
The trial is aimed at helping data centre operators avoid overheating and GPU downtime as AI workloads strain liquid-cooling systems.
Mistral releases open-weight ML4 for coding & cyber
The open model is aimed at regulated sectors needing on-premise control over code and cyber work, while benchmarking atop open rivals.
