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
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
Check Point tops Miercom hybrid mesh security benchmark
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.
AIONOS & Black Box form AI infrastructure alliance
Enterprises in India and beyond stand to gain a single vendor for AI infrastructure and software as the firms target GCC demand and global expansion.
Cohesity wins US patent for Gaia backup AI approach
It may help regulated customers use archived data for AI without moving sensitive records into separate systems, reducing compliance risk.
Yondr secures dual facilities to fund Europe growth
The data centre developer gains extra funding headroom as tightening power access makes new sites harder to secure across Europe and North America.
Intel unveils Xeon 6+ & widens AI push at Computex
Rising AI inference demand is reshaping server and device design, prompting Intel to push new processors, edge systems and rackscale infrastructure.
Snowflake launches CoWork & Cortex Training AI tools
The upgrade aims to let employees query data and automate tasks in one governed system, as Snowflake deepens its AI push.
AMD starts Venice production on TSMC's 2nm process
The move should help AMD keep pace in AI data centres, where faster, more power-efficient CPUs are in growing demand.
Nvidia says Vera Rubin platform enters full production
Demand for AI infrastructure is driving Nvidia's manufacturing push, as the company ramps Vera Rubin into full production across a vast global supply chain.
Schneider Electric launches AI data centre chillers
AI data centres will be able to cool denser racks with less maintenance, as Schneider Electric's new chillers are due to ship from June 2026.
Adobe & NVIDIA speed up creative apps with RTX Spark
Creative workflows could become up to twice as fast, as Adobe embeds NVIDIA's RTX Spark into Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Substance 3D.
WatchGuard launches three Firebox appliances for MSPs
Higher network throughput and uptime for MSPs and enterprises is the aim, as WatchGuard adds 25G and 100G Firebox models.
HPE launches ProLiant server with NVIDIA Vera CPUs
The new 2U server targets agentic AI and market infrastructure, offering 1.2 TB/s memory bandwidth and quantum-resistant security.
Akamai & NVIDIA extend AI factory security integration
Akamai and NVIDIA are expanding their security partnership to embed Zero Trust controls into AI factory infrastructure.
Supermicro unveils blueprints for giant AI data centres
AI operators face a standardised route to megascale sites as Supermicro bundles cooling, power and networking for deployments from 5MW to 1GW.
Marvell launches Teralynx T100 switch chip for AI clusters
Demand for AI clusters is pushing networking hardware to the limit, and Marvell says its new chip could cut rack power use and latency.
Nvidia unveils DGX Station for Windows AI workstations
Windows users can now run trillion-parameter AI models locally as NVIDIA targets enterprise developers with a deskside workstation and new security controls.
The Open Group launches footprint standard for emissions
It aims to ease scrutiny over climate disclosures by giving firms a common way to track Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions data.