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Embracing Diversity in the Data Center Industry: A Journey of Resilience and Success on International Women’s Day

Embracing Diversity in the Data Center Industry: A Journey of Resilience and Success on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day 2024 #IWD The data center industry is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field, powering the digital infrastructure that underpins our modern world. As we navigate this landscape, and on International Women’s Day, it’s crucial to take a moment to recognise the pivotal role diversity plays in shaping our industry’s future. In this…

Upcoming data center regulations

Upcoming data center regulations

Check out this new podcast on “How to face up to regulations” where EkkoSense’s Venessa Moffat talks to Datacenter Dynamics’ Peter Judge. A really interesting 30 minute insight for anyone in the data center industry. Some of the topics covered.. – the latest data center European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) – how the regulations are…

Overcoming Data Center Staffing Challenges

Overcoming Data Center Staffing Challenges

The ongoing struggle to attract and retain skilled professionals has created immense pressure for data center operators. The industry has been facing a persistent staffing shortage for over a decade, according to the 2023 Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey, with the need for skilled professionals only intensifying. Even if this was the only major…

Two Takeaways from Gartner’s Top Tech Trends

Two Takeaways from Gartner’s Top Tech Trends

You’ve probably seen Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for 2024, released in October during the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo. ‘Tis the season for tech trends lists, which can bring a sort of pride for those of us in the digital infrastructure industry. We are the folks tasked with developing and maintaining the mission critical backbone…

CBRE is taking data centre optimisation to the next level with EkkoSense

CBRE is taking data centre optimisation to the next level with EkkoSense

By Anna Dowson, Global ESG Director, CBRE  Last month, winning the prestigious Digital Innovation of the Year category at EMAP’s 2023 Energy Awards for CBRE’s project for Three UK using technology from EkkoSense was great.   Our award submission detailed how EkkoSense worked with CBRE to help Three UK secure a 12.5% data centre cooling energy saving….

5 Top Data Center Challenges for 2024
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5 Top Data Center Challenges for 2024

What’s the top challenge in the data center industry right now?  Raymond Burrell, EkkoSense Sr. Sales Executive, Americas, investigates following discussions at the DCD Virginia event. It can be a surprisingly tough question because the list is long. The mission critical infrastructure sector — a relatively young industry that’s firmly in the middle of a growth…