Energy consumption Stories

Canadian Stories

Energy consumption stories

Telehouse Canada adds direct liquid cooling in Toronto

AI customers in Toronto will gain higher rack densities as Telehouse's new liquid cooling setup cuts energy use and recovers waste heat.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Energy consumption stories

DataCentre infrastructure

NVIDIA's Rubin servers ditch fans for liquid cooling

The fanless design could cut cooling bills and water use for AI data centres, while also boosting rack density for hyperscale operators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Semiconductors

AMD chips power 191 supercomputers as rankings shift

Energy-efficient computing is tilting towards AMD, which now powers 191 ranked systems and four of the world's 10 fastest supercomputers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today

Data Analytics

Why CFOs are becoming the new owners of operational intelligence

Disconnected procurement and logistics data is leaving finance chiefs exposed to slower decisions, hidden costs and weaker forecasts across businesses.

By Juanjo Mestre • 4 min read • Yesterday

DataCentre infrastructure

Trane Technologies drives huge energy and cost saving

Data-centre operators face rising power bills as Trane's HFO shift and liquid-cooling push cut emissions and HVAC costs.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • This month

Customer Relationship Management

Hype growing - but SMEs still face barriers to AI adoption

Small firms risk falling behind unless they adopt AI for practical gains, as SMEC AI says many are still confused by the technology.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • This month

Data Analytics

Italian fleet managers weigh AI for predictive maintenance

Most Italian fleet managers are weighing AI tools to cut downtime and sharpen vehicle oversight, with predictive maintenance the top use case.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

UK tech bosses warn AI growth may hurt green goals

Rising demand for AI could strain power grids and leave sustainability targets slipping down boardroom agendas, UK tech leaders warn.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Advantech expands NVIDIA tie-up with AI factory brain

Pilot trials suggest the setup could cut factory energy use by 10% and lift assembly-line productivity by 12%.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Blockchain

OVHcloud sees blockchain aiding enterprise security

Knowledge gaps and sustainability concerns are still holding back wider adoption, even as 73% of Web3 professionals back blockchain for enterprise security.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Internet of Things

Schneider Electric links KNX with Samsung SmartThings

The tie-up gives homes and commercial sites a single interface for lighting, climate and energy control, easing a long-running interoperability problem.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Data centers

Louisiana data centres could leave bills for consumers

Households and small firms may end up paying for new power lines and plants, as a report flags opaque financing and tax breaks for data centres.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Hyperscale

OVHcloud launches APAC Local Zone with Datacentre220

New Zealand firms gain a local cloud option as OVHCloud opens its first Asia-Pacific zone in Auckland, boosting resilience and data sovereignty.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Last month

DataCentre infrastructure

Güntner launches data centre cooling division with JAEGGI

The new unit gives operators a single point of contact for cooling systems as demand for artificial intelligence and cloud sites strains energy and water use.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month