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Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
Virtualisation

Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD

Indonesia's top local cloud player Biznet Gio boosts AI-ready performance, efficiency and scale by standardising on AMD EPYC CPUs.

By Biznet Gio and AMD • 6 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
AirTrunk opens new Singapore base for Asia AI growth
Hyperscale

AirTrunk opens new Singapore base for Asia AI growth

AirTrunk opens new Singapore HQ to anchor Asia AI and cloud growth, expanding staff and green data centre investment across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Submer appoints Anupam Shrivastava to steer green AI push
Network Infrastructure

Submer appoints Anupam Shrivastava to steer green AI push

Submer hires ex-BSNL Chief Anupam Shrivastava to drive green, liquid-cooled AI data centre expansion and sovereign AI efforts across India.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Enteligent backs 800V DC-native power for AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Enteligent backs 800V DC-native power for AI data centres

Enteligent touts 800V DC-native power architecture to boost AI data centre rack density, cut cooling load and unlock higher revenue.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Southland's first 'AI factory' data centre gets go-ahead
Network Infrastructure

Southland's first 'AI factory' data centre gets go-ahead

Datagrid wins consent for Southland “AI factory” data centre and subsea cable, paving way for 280 MW campus near Invercargill.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Manulife picks Akka to power enterprise agentic AI
DevOps

Manulife picks Akka to power enterprise agentic AI

Manulife taps Akka's runtime to harden and scale its beta enterprise agentic AI platform for regulated, business-critical workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Industry drives net-zero push with electrification focus
Power / Energy

Industry drives net-zero push with electrification focus

Industry leaders are ramping up electrification, flexibility and digital tools to hit net-zero goals, but warn policy uncertainty risks delays.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Equinix names Olivier Leonetti as new Chief Financial Officer
Network Infrastructure

Equinix names Olivier Leonetti as new Chief Financial Officer

Equinix taps seasoned data centre finance leader Olivier Leonetti as CFO from March, ahead of veteran Keith Taylor's planned 2026 retirement.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Salience Labs debuts all-optical switch for AI hubs
Hyperscale

Salience Labs debuts all-optical switch for AI hubs

Salience Labs unveils a 32-port all-optical switch for AI data centres, promising big latency and power cuts as rack densities surge.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Data centre boom reshapes Asia Pacific loan markets
Hyperscale

Data centre boom reshapes Asia Pacific loan markets

Data centre boom drives new financing structures across Asia Pacific loan markets, APLMA whitepaper finds, reshaping risk and investor mix.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
MacBook Neo goes on sale as Apple's lowest-priced laptop
Power / Energy

MacBook Neo goes on sale as Apple's lowest-priced laptop

Apple has launched MacBook Neo, a 13-inch aluminium laptop that becomes its lowest-priced MacBook, targeting students and first-time buyers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites
Internet of Things

Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites

Vertiv launches PowerUPS 6000 Industrial UPS, promising resilient power protection for harsh, dusty and high-temperature plant environments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award

Legrand's Keor FLEX modular UPS wins Data Centre World award for boosting data centre sustainability, reuse and high-density AI readiness.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Siemens unveils LOGO! 9 compact controller upgrade
Manufacturing

Siemens unveils LOGO! 9 compact controller upgrade

Siemens launches LOGO! 9 compact controller with doubled function blocks, colour touchscreen and enhanced security for small automation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

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Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester
DataCentre infrastructure

Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester

Deep Green launches rapid-deploy, AI-ready colocation in Manchester, touting four-week rollout, 150kW racks and heat reuse for UK compute.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Adaptable pipework key to sustainable data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Adaptable pipework key to sustainable data centres

Victaulic urges data centres to see adaptable pipework as critical to long-term sustainability, AI-era cooling shifts and resilient growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
ISIF backs new €340m fund for Irish climate transition
Hyperscale

ISIF backs new €340m fund for Irish climate transition

ISIF anchors a new EUR €340m TirNua climate fund with EUR €140m to boost Ireland's energy transition, renewables and storage projects.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
ISIF backs new climate fund with EUR €140m cornerstone
Hyperscale

ISIF backs new climate fund with EUR €140m cornerstone

ISIF commits EUR €140m as cornerstone to TirNua climate fund targeting Irish energy-transition infrastructure and data centre decarbonisation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026