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
Chartered Accountants Ireland urges AI support for SMEs
Smaller firms risk being left behind unless ministers back AI infrastructure, training and accessible support, the body said.
Servecentric hosts Profitsflow cloud ERP in Ireland
Local manufacturers and field service firms could cut software costs by an average of EUR 100,000 a year under the new hosting deal.
Origina opens Dublin headquarters, adding 350 jobs
The new base will lift the Irish technology company’s workforce to 750 and support product development, security and AI roles.
Ireland's first Green Energy Park planned for Arklow
The Arklow campus could ease grid pressure while backing offshore wind, solar and storage, as construction continues toward a 2028 finish.
Equinix starts USD $92m Dublin data centre project
Equinix has begun a USD $92m data centre build in Dublin, expanding colocation capacity while staying within existing grid power limits.
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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data centers
Gigamon & Splunk join forces on federated telemetry
Schneider Electric unveils AI data centre blueprints
Gartner sees AI spending hit USD $2.59 trillion in 2026
HPE launches scale-up server for SAP HANA workloads
Tessell names McDonough & Carter to executive team
Featured News
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Dell numbers the days for hyperconverged infrastructure
Rising hypervisor costs and AI demand are pushing customers towards disaggregated systems, as Dell says HCI is becoming too expensive and inflexible.
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
AI could help unlock the long-promised value of IoT, as Singapore-based Affirmo pushes real-time tracking into manufacturing and logistics.
Expert Columns
The Death of the Firewall
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Why fibre connectivity must be a front-end consideration in data centre site selection
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
How women can build influence in critical tech roles
The outlier in the data: Leading in tech beyond the model minority
Building inclusively at scale: Empowering women in the data center boom
Resilience through diversity: How women are strengthening telecommunications
Ten essential tips for buying reliable server memory
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Dell numbers the days for hyperconverged infrastructure
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Recent Data centers News
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.
TechDay expands into Ireland with eight new technology news sites
TechDay launches eight specialist technology news sites in Ireland, targeting sectors from cybersecurity to telecoms as part of its international growth.
Equinix to invest USD $700 million in Dundalk plant
Equinix will invest up to USD $700 million in a new Dundalk plant with Hanley Energy, promising hundreds of skilled jobs and faster kit supply.
Irish firms say AI adoption hit by talent shortages
Irish firms say skills shortages, not tech, are throttling AI rollout, forcing sweeping job redesign and major investment in training.
Quobly raises €115 million to scale quantum hardware
The French start-up will use the cash to move from research to industrial production, with its first commercial system due by the end of 2026.
TCS wins Europe tech overhaul deal with Canada Life
The insurer's European operations will be refreshed under a multiyear TCS pact aimed at improving resilience, automation and user experience.
European data centres join EU energy planning push
Grid operators and energy groups will help shape data centre expansion as Europe braces for a surge in AI-linked power demand.
Vista launches Vector Core Compute for AI inference
The new inference cloud is aimed at cutting latency and costs for enterprise AI, with a Los Angeles site live and Together.ai first to use it.
Hitachi & Intel team up on physical AI for industry
Industrial AI could soon sharpen factory output and cut downtime as Hitachi and Intel move to deploy physical AI across plants and power systems.
Quobly raises EUR €115 million in Series A funding
The French start-up will use the cash to industrialise silicon-based quantum hardware and prepare its first cloud product for 2026.
HP unveils AI PCs & developer systems for local tools
Demand for local AI development is reshaping HP's PC line-up, with new laptops, mini desktops and secure systems aimed at developers and enterprises.
FireMon launches Insights 2.0 amid firewall risk concerns
A new analysis of 9.2 million checks shows most firewalls still fail compliance tests, leaving hybrid networks exposed to hidden risk.
Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage
Enterprises seeking decades-long retention may soon get a DNA archive tier managed within familiar object storage systems, pending integration work.
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NetApp and Cisco expand FlexPod with enterprise AI systems
Enterprises could cut integration work and security risk as pre-tested FlexPod systems are aimed at production AI deployments and edge use cases.
CIQ expands Fuzzball to span five clouds & on-prem
The update lets AI and HPC teams move workloads across five clouds and on-premises, cutting duplication and simplifying GPU access.
OpenSpace tops 1,000 data centre projects worldwide
Rising demand for AI infrastructure is driving faster uptake of digital site monitoring, with OpenSpace now used on more than 1,000 projects.
Delta launches modular AI data centre to speed build
AI operators could bring new capacity online faster, as Delta says its prefabricated system may cut data centre deployment time by 60%.
Europe tech spending to hit USD $1.3 trillion in 2026
Infrastructure spending is surging as businesses expand data centres for AI, with Europe's tech outlay set to reach USD $1.3 trillion in 2026.
North America leads finance teams in AI workflow use
Scattered data and stricter rules are slowing rivals, while 37% of North American finance teams already use AI in multi-step workflows.
Innodisk unveils five-layer edge AI ecosystem at Computex
Businesses wanting to keep AI data on site are being targeted with tools for local model training, edge inference and remote updates.