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Australia data centre jobs surge in east coast states
Data centers

Australia data centre jobs surge in east coast states

Hiring is tightening in Australia's east coast states as a AUD $150 billion data centre build-out lifts demand for trades and technical staff.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • This month
US data centre boom lifts North American equipment sales
Data centers

US data centre boom lifts North American equipment sales

AI-fuelled building work is offsetting weakness in housing and other projects, keeping North American equipment revenues rising despite softer demand.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
Data centre lighting market set to more than double
Data centers

Data centre lighting market set to more than double

Rising AI infrastructure spending is driving a UK data centre build-out that could lift lighting demand to GBP £130 million by 2030.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Salute to acquire T5 Operations in data centre push
Hyperscale

Salute to acquire T5 Operations in data centre push

Demand for specialist data centre support is pushing Salute to expand, with the combined group set to manage more than 15GW globally.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
DXN wins AUD $12.2 million AI data centre contract
DataCentre infrastructure

DXN wins AUD $12.2 million AI data centre contract

The deal lifts DXN's AI high-performance computing order book to about AUD $21 million as demand for faster-deployed modular sites grows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
DHL expands data centre parts network across North America
DataCentre infrastructure

DHL expands data centre parts network across North America

Avoiding costly outages is driving DHL's North America network, which can deliver critical data centre parts within four hours of request.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2026
Blue Cloud starts USD $150m SpaceX International work
Unified Communications

Blue Cloud starts USD $150m SpaceX International work

Blue Cloud's US arm has landed a sizeable overseas contract, with billing due to start this quarter on a USD $150 million programme.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2026
AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge
DataCentre infrastructure

AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge

Delivery bottlenecks, rather than demand, are now the main risk as AI-fuelled data centre expansion pushes revenue to USD $120 billion by 2030.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2026
Dell'Oro lifts data centre capex forecast on AI demand
Semiconductors

Dell'Oro lifts data centre capex forecast on AI demand

AI infrastructure spending is now expected to push worldwide data centre capital expenditure above USD $3 trillion by 2030.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2026
RT-One becomes first AMPHIX AI infrastructure customer
Data centers

RT-One becomes first AMPHIX AI infrastructure customer

The deal gives RT-One a way to validate AI infrastructure and start serving customers before its campuses are finished, cutting launch delays.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2026
Dell'Oro lifts data centre chip forecast on AI demand
Storage

Dell'Oro lifts data centre chip forecast on AI demand

Rising AI infrastructure spending is set to push the global data centre semiconductors market to USD $1.8 trillion by 2030, Dell'Oro says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Aug 2026
Allianz warns data centre boom reshapes insurer risk
Semiconductors

Allianz warns data centre boom reshapes insurer risk

Rising losses and tighter underwriting are forcing insurers to treat data centres as mission-critical infrastructure rather than specialist property.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Aug 2026
Runware launches modular AI inference pods in weeks
Gaming

Runware launches modular AI inference pods in weeks

The modular units aim to ease AI compute bottlenecks by bringing 1 megawatt of capacity online in weeks, not years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026
Bitzero adds Vertiv to data centre partner network
DataCentre infrastructure

Bitzero adds Vertiv to data centre partner network

The partnership is meant to ease power and cooling bottlenecks as AI data centre demand forces operators to secure specialist systems earlier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2026

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Vertiv buys King Environmental Services for EMEA
Edge Computing

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.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
TCS-backed HyperVault plans AI campus in Hyderabad
Network Infrastructure

TCS-backed HyperVault plans AI campus in Hyderabad

The 1GW project could create thousands of jobs and cement Hyderabad's pitch as a hub for AI infrastructure and hyperscale computing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Yondr & Cerberus buy Virginia site for data centre
DataCentre infrastructure

Yondr & Cerberus buy Virginia site for data centre

Near-term power access in a constrained market could make the Manassas campus attractive to hyperscale tenants as demand grows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2026
AIP, MGX & GIP buy Aligned Data Centres for USD $40bn
Data centers

AIP, MGX & GIP buy Aligned Data Centres for USD $40bn

A USD $5 billion growth injection will back rapid expansion as the consortium bets on soaring demand for AI-linked computing capacity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2026