This Week's Top Five Stories in the Data Centre Industry
What does it take to keep a rapidly expanding data centre platform running smoothly?
Part of the answer for CyrusOne lies in bringing in leadership with experience spanning hyperscale facilities and military operations.
The company has appointed Bob Hennegan as Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations, bringing one of the industry's most experienced operations leaders into a role focused on maintaining performance and reliability as its portfolio continues to grow.
Schneider Electric: AI Data Centres Drive Grid Investment
The expansion of hyperscale data centre facilities and AI workloads is placing new pressures on global electricity grids.
During the Climate Innovation Forum at London Climate Action Week 2026, industry leaders discussed how the energy consumption of these digital infrastructure assets can act as a driver for clean energy deployment.
Esther Finidori, Chief Sustainability Officer at Schneider Electric, suggested that integrating data architecture into energy networks provides a pathway to manage peak loads efficiently.
Wood Mackenzie: The Challenges Facing Data Centres in Space
It's an idea that sounds more like science fiction than site selection: putting data centres into orbit.
And according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie, the idea is gaining traction because terrestrial data centres are running into mounting obstacles around power and cooling.
As AI workloads grow more demanding and power constraints tighten across major markets, some of the world's largest firms are exploring this as a potential solution.
Yet despite growing interest, the economics of orbital infrastructure remain a major hurdle.
Colt DCS: Data Centre Solutions Firm Cuts Emissions by 27%
Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has recorded a 27% reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3 categories compared to a 2019 baseline.
The figures, published in the company’s fourth annual Sustainability Report, detail the ongoing decarbonisation of its operations and facility developments worldwide.
Alongside the drop in absolute emissions, the operator sourced 100% renewable electricity for its Scope 2 market-based footprint during 2025 through renewable energy certificates.
How Big is Microsoft’s US Data Centre Footprint?
Microsoft's data centre estate is undoubtedly becoming one of the largest physical technology footprints in the US.
The hyperscaler is expanding both the number of facilities it operates and the scale of individual campuses, with projects measured in gigawatts, millions of square feet and thousands of acres.
Globally, Microsoft says its cloud infrastructure now spans more than 500 data centres across more than 80 Azure regions in 34 countries.
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Bob Hennegan
Senior Vice President, US Operations
Esther Finidori
Chief Sustainability Officer