Cloud, Colo & Data Center Pro
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If You Want a Data Center Generator in 2028, the Order Is Due Now
Read the analysis →: If You Want a Data Center Generator in 2028, the Order Is Due NowQuoted generator lead times run 24-48 weeks – but for a 20 MW site in 2028 the PO is due in Q4 2026. Evidence from 102 signals. Free PDF attached.
Research library
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Tier 6? When the Server Demands More Redundancy Than the Building
AI racks now ship at 120-180 kW and the server is designing the building. Evidence from 475 signals, plus a 20 MW…
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Sovereign Cloud Is No Longer a Policy Debate – It’s a EUR 180M Purchase Order
The EU turned sovereign cloud into a EUR 180M purchase order. Evidence from 224 European contracts – and what it means for…
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When You Run a Business on the Bank Balance
The pattern I see in due diligence rooms: small companies run on the bank balance, not on visibility. Skipping BI and a…
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When N+1 Isn’t Enough: Evidence From 184 Documented Data Center Outages
Redundancy failed in 99 of 184 documented data center outages. The #1 cause isn’t what you’d guess: transfer switches that never transferred.…
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Who Keeps Europe’s Data Centers On? UPS Evidence From 36 Documented European Deployments
Instead of vendor opinions – evidence: 36 documented European UPS deployments across 12 countries. Vertiv and Riello lead 1–2 MW, modular is…
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Inside the Global Data Cloud: What Our Data Centers Really Store
What actually fills the world’s data centers? Video 30–45%, backups 20–25%, AI the fastest-growing slice – a best-evidence breakdown from 425 research…
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Liquid Cooling vs Air Cooling in Data Centers: The Real Economics
Why liquid cooling wins the economics at scale: the chiller tax, the 15–20% structural air floor, two thermodynamic worlds, and how 60–70°C…
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EU Data Centre Regulation Tracker: Energy, Heat Reuse and PUE Rules by Country
Which EU data centre energy rules apply where: EED thresholds, Germany’s EnEfG quotas, France, Austria, the Nordics, moratoriums in NL and Ireland,…
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The Only Constant in a Modern Data Center Is Power
Air cooling never reaches zero, liquid keeps growing, and the only permanent thing in the building is power. Lessons from planning our…
Reference guides
EU Data Centre Regulation Tracker
Energy, heat reuse and PUE rules by country. Continuously updated.
Liquid Cooling vs Air Cooling: The Real Economics
Capex, opex and the crossover point – with numbers, not marketing.