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https://stackdistrict.net/ is an online marketplace for data centre space.
From search to contract in minutes, not weeks.
Transparent, scalable, and built for long-term trust.
From search to contract in minutes, not weeks.
Transparent, scalable, and built for long-term trust.
An observation: the datacentre arms race is no longer hidden. Demand for power, land and water is influencing planning and infrastructure choices. For many communities, AI growth is now something experienced locally, no longer something quietly built at arms length and out of sight...
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
An observation: the datacentre arms race is no longer hidden. Demand for power, land and water is influencing planning and infrastructure choices. For many communities, AI growth is now something experienced locally, no longer something quietly built at arms length and out of sight...
The UK is putting more money into tech like AI, games and clean energy. It shows the government wants faster growth and global relevance.
Tech firms and startups will be happy.
Traditional research areas may be disappointed as funding becomes more selective.
www.ft.com/content/cbb1...
Tech firms and startups will be happy.
Traditional research areas may be disappointed as funding becomes more selective.
www.ft.com/content/cbb1...
UK to shift more research funding into AI and video games
Ten sectors, including the creative industries and life sciences, will share £12bn over four years
www.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The UK is putting more money into tech like AI, games and clean energy. It shows the government wants faster growth and global relevance.
Tech firms and startups will be happy.
Traditional research areas may be disappointed as funding becomes more selective.
www.ft.com/content/cbb1...
Tech firms and startups will be happy.
Traditional research areas may be disappointed as funding becomes more selective.
www.ft.com/content/cbb1...
Drax plans to convert part of its North Yorkshire power station into a 100MW datacentre by 2027, repurposing legacy energy infrastructure to meet surging compute demand.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax plans to convert part of its North Yorkshire power plant into datacentre
Plans are response to surge in demand for AI capability and come after government signalled it would curb subsidies
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Drax plans to convert part of its North Yorkshire power station into a 100MW datacentre by 2027, repurposing legacy energy infrastructure to meet surging compute demand.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
AWS isn’t just chasing cost here, its considerations will also be:
demand growth
data sovereignty
grid-scale expansion
engineering talent
state incentives
long-term headroom
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderab...
demand growth
data sovereignty
grid-scale expansion
engineering talent
state incentives
long-term headroom
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderab...
Amazon to invest $7bn to expand cloud data centre in T | Hyderabad News - The Times of India
Hyderabad: A day after it announced plans to pump in $35 billion into India, tech giant Amazon's AWS (Amazon Web Services) inked a strategic framework.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
AWS isn’t just chasing cost here, its considerations will also be:
demand growth
data sovereignty
grid-scale expansion
engineering talent
state incentives
long-term headroom
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderab...
demand growth
data sovereignty
grid-scale expansion
engineering talent
state incentives
long-term headroom
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderab...
Analysts highlight Nvidia + interconnect vendors as AI’s next big winners.
Why it matters: We’re hitting bandwidth ceilings. The next performance gains won’t just come from GPUs — but from the network fabric that feeds them.
www.businessinsider.com/chip-stocks-...
Why it matters: We’re hitting bandwidth ceilings. The next performance gains won’t just come from GPUs — but from the network fabric that feeds them.
www.businessinsider.com/chip-stocks-...
These 5 chip stocks are set to be the big winners of Amazon's latest AI push, BofA says
Amazon's latest AI push is another bullish signal for the AI trade, BofA says, and it should boost a handful of hardware stocks.
www.businessinsider.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Analysts highlight Nvidia + interconnect vendors as AI’s next big winners.
Why it matters: We’re hitting bandwidth ceilings. The next performance gains won’t just come from GPUs — but from the network fabric that feeds them.
www.businessinsider.com/chip-stocks-...
Why it matters: We’re hitting bandwidth ceilings. The next performance gains won’t just come from GPUs — but from the network fabric that feeds them.
www.businessinsider.com/chip-stocks-...
230+ groups call for a pause on new US datacentres.
Why it matters: Public opposition is becoming a real limiter on AI expansion. Energy, water and land-use politics are now part of the datacentre business model.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why it matters: Public opposition is becoming a real limiter on AI expansion. Energy, water and land-use politics are now part of the datacentre business model.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
230+ groups call for a pause on new US datacentres.
Why it matters: Public opposition is becoming a real limiter on AI expansion. Energy, water and land-use politics are now part of the datacentre business model.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why it matters: Public opposition is becoming a real limiter on AI expansion. Energy, water and land-use politics are now part of the datacentre business model.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Google and Meta push huge new clean energy datacentre builds.
Why it matters: AI growth is now bottlenecked more by power than compute. Big tech is vertically integrating energy supply just to keep scaling.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Why it matters: AI growth is now bottlenecked more by power than compute. Big tech is vertically integrating energy supply just to keep scaling.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
NextEra expands Google Cloud partnership, secures clean energy contracts with Meta
NextEra Energy expanded its partnership with Alphabet's Google Cloud to scale up data center capacity, while securing over 2.5 gigawatts of clean energy contracts from Meta across the U.S., the compan...
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Google and Meta push huge new clean energy datacentre builds.
Why it matters: AI growth is now bottlenecked more by power than compute. Big tech is vertically integrating energy supply just to keep scaling.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Why it matters: AI growth is now bottlenecked more by power than compute. Big tech is vertically integrating energy supply just to keep scaling.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
IBM buys Confluent for $11B.
A major bet on real-time data streaming.
Why it matters: AI systems depend on live data flows, not static datasets. This deal signals a shift: enterprise AI may be built on streaming-first architectures.
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
A major bet on real-time data streaming.
Why it matters: AI systems depend on live data flows, not static datasets. This deal signals a shift: enterprise AI may be built on streaming-first architectures.
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
IBM accelerates cloud drive with $11 billion Confluent deal as AI demand booms
IBM said on Monday it will buy data infrastructure company Confluent in a deal valued at $11 billion, ramping up its cloud-computing offerings to capitalize on an AI-driven demand boom.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
IBM buys Confluent for $11B.
A major bet on real-time data streaming.
Why it matters: AI systems depend on live data flows, not static datasets. This deal signals a shift: enterprise AI may be built on streaming-first architectures.
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
A major bet on real-time data streaming.
Why it matters: AI systems depend on live data flows, not static datasets. This deal signals a shift: enterprise AI may be built on streaming-first architectures.
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
This projection shows what the 2035 data-centre landscape looks like if today’s trends simply continue. It’s a useful baseline, but not a true forecast—real outcomes will shift with power limits, regulation, geopolitics, AI efficiency and energy breakthroughs
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This projection shows what the 2035 data-centre landscape looks like if today’s trends simply continue. It’s a useful baseline, but not a true forecast—real outcomes will shift with power limits, regulation, geopolitics, AI efficiency and energy breakthroughs
Where global compute lives:
-US & China dominate installed datacentre power, shaping who leads in AI and cloud.
-EU sits a distant third.
-Japan, Korea & India rising fast.
Capacity = compute potential — this snapshot shows the balance.
-US & China dominate installed datacentre power, shaping who leads in AI and cloud.
-EU sits a distant third.
-Japan, Korea & India rising fast.
Capacity = compute potential — this snapshot shows the balance.
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Where global compute lives:
-US & China dominate installed datacentre power, shaping who leads in AI and cloud.
-EU sits a distant third.
-Japan, Korea & India rising fast.
Capacity = compute potential — this snapshot shows the balance.
-US & China dominate installed datacentre power, shaping who leads in AI and cloud.
-EU sits a distant third.
-Japan, Korea & India rising fast.
Capacity = compute potential — this snapshot shows the balance.
Useful for spotting regional density and growth patterns.
Important Note:
The ‘12k DC’ stat in pic only counts commercial colocation sites.
Excludes hyperscale campuses, enterprise on-prem, telco/edge, CDN and government facilities.
When you include everything, the real global footprint is 200k+
Important Note:
The ‘12k DC’ stat in pic only counts commercial colocation sites.
Excludes hyperscale campuses, enterprise on-prem, telco/edge, CDN and government facilities.
When you include everything, the real global footprint is 200k+
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Useful for spotting regional density and growth patterns.
Important Note:
The ‘12k DC’ stat in pic only counts commercial colocation sites.
Excludes hyperscale campuses, enterprise on-prem, telco/edge, CDN and government facilities.
When you include everything, the real global footprint is 200k+
Important Note:
The ‘12k DC’ stat in pic only counts commercial colocation sites.
Excludes hyperscale campuses, enterprise on-prem, telco/edge, CDN and government facilities.
When you include everything, the real global footprint is 200k+
Power shortages are slowing EMEA datacentre growth (Reuters), with 91% already leased.
Supply can’t keep up with AI demand.
Result: capacity crunch, pricing pressure and a likely shift toward efficient colocation providers.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Supply can’t keep up with AI demand.
Result: capacity crunch, pricing pressure and a likely shift toward efficient colocation providers.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Power supply constraints slowing EMEA data centre rollout, report says
Data centre capacity growth across Europe, the Middle East and Africa has slowed down in 2025 so far compared to the same period last year, despite surging demand, as a lack of available power delays ...
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Power shortages are slowing EMEA datacentre growth (Reuters), with 91% already leased.
Supply can’t keep up with AI demand.
Result: capacity crunch, pricing pressure and a likely shift toward efficient colocation providers.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Supply can’t keep up with AI demand.
Result: capacity crunch, pricing pressure and a likely shift toward efficient colocation providers.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Equinix has committed £3.9 billion for a new 250 MW-plus datacentre in South Mimms/Hertfordshire.
What we can infer: Large scale investment is shifting to regional UK sites, signalling that capacity & location will matter more than just “build in London”.
What we can infer: Large scale investment is shifting to regional UK sites, signalling that capacity & location will matter more than just “build in London”.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Equinix has committed £3.9 billion for a new 250 MW-plus datacentre in South Mimms/Hertfordshire.
What we can infer: Large scale investment is shifting to regional UK sites, signalling that capacity & location will matter more than just “build in London”.
What we can infer: Large scale investment is shifting to regional UK sites, signalling that capacity & location will matter more than just “build in London”.
Asana’s 2025 report warns 79% of firms risk “AI debt” by adopting AI without guardrails.
Trust is low, governance weak, and success hinges on redesigning workflows, not tools.
In data centres, sloppy AI could result in mis-optimised cooling, poor scheduling, and rising operational risk.
Trust is low, governance weak, and success hinges on redesigning workflows, not tools.
In data centres, sloppy AI could result in mis-optimised cooling, poor scheduling, and rising operational risk.
October 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Asana’s 2025 report warns 79% of firms risk “AI debt” by adopting AI without guardrails.
Trust is low, governance weak, and success hinges on redesigning workflows, not tools.
In data centres, sloppy AI could result in mis-optimised cooling, poor scheduling, and rising operational risk.
Trust is low, governance weak, and success hinges on redesigning workflows, not tools.
In data centres, sloppy AI could result in mis-optimised cooling, poor scheduling, and rising operational risk.
Modular datacentres could soon dominate new builds — driven by AI, edge computing, and the need for sustainable, rapid deployment. Flexibility and speed could redefine how and where digital infrastructure evolves.
-> If the market rewards agility and efficiency strongly enough.
-> If the market rewards agility and efficiency strongly enough.
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Modular datacentres could soon dominate new builds — driven by AI, edge computing, and the need for sustainable, rapid deployment. Flexibility and speed could redefine how and where digital infrastructure evolves.
-> If the market rewards agility and efficiency strongly enough.
-> If the market rewards agility and efficiency strongly enough.
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Considering AI & lessons from the dotcom era:
Compute demand is real—unlike many dot-coms, today’s models do work and have clear use cases.
Data center growth is critical, but bottlenecks in energy, cooling, and chips could throttle momentum.
Compute demand is real—unlike many dot-coms, today’s models do work and have clear use cases.
Data center growth is critical, but bottlenecks in energy, cooling, and chips could throttle momentum.
July 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Considering AI & lessons from the dotcom era:
Compute demand is real—unlike many dot-coms, today’s models do work and have clear use cases.
Data center growth is critical, but bottlenecks in energy, cooling, and chips could throttle momentum.
Compute demand is real—unlike many dot-coms, today’s models do work and have clear use cases.
Data center growth is critical, but bottlenecks in energy, cooling, and chips could throttle momentum.
Your data could be sitting under another country’s laws
That can change who can see it, how it’s protected, or how you can delete it
It can affect how quickly services recover from outages or breaches
Knowing where your data lives should be more transparent
www.techradar.com/pro/most-uk-...
That can change who can see it, how it’s protected, or how you can delete it
It can affect how quickly services recover from outages or breaches
Knowing where your data lives should be more transparent
www.techradar.com/pro/most-uk-...
Most UK businesses don't actually know where their data is stored
Nearly two-thirds don’t know if their data is stored within the EU
www.techradar.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Your data could be sitting under another country’s laws
That can change who can see it, how it’s protected, or how you can delete it
It can affect how quickly services recover from outages or breaches
Knowing where your data lives should be more transparent
www.techradar.com/pro/most-uk-...
That can change who can see it, how it’s protected, or how you can delete it
It can affect how quickly services recover from outages or breaches
Knowing where your data lives should be more transparent
www.techradar.com/pro/most-uk-...
AI bias isn’t just a tech issue, it impacts people daily.
Key takeaways:
• Bias is inevitable, but must be managed
• It creeps in via data, design & use
• Users need transparency & recourse
www.frontiersin.org/journals/dig...
Key takeaways:
• Bias is inevitable, but must be managed
• It creeps in via data, design & use
• Users need transparency & recourse
www.frontiersin.org/journals/dig...
Frontiers | Biases in AI: acknowledging and addressing the inevitable ethical issues
Biases in artificial intelligence (AI) systems pose a range of ethical issues. The myriads of biases in AI systems are briefly reviewed and divided in three ...
www.frontiersin.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
AI bias isn’t just a tech issue, it impacts people daily.
Key takeaways:
• Bias is inevitable, but must be managed
• It creeps in via data, design & use
• Users need transparency & recourse
www.frontiersin.org/journals/dig...
Key takeaways:
• Bias is inevitable, but must be managed
• It creeps in via data, design & use
• Users need transparency & recourse
www.frontiersin.org/journals/dig...
Simplified Overview: ☁️Cloud vs 🏢Colo
Cloud = fast to spin up, elastic scaling, no hardware to manage.
Colo = predictable costs, full control, dedicated performance, compliance assurance.
The smart play? Blend both based on needs and realistic assessment of workloads.
👉 stackdistrict.net
Cloud = fast to spin up, elastic scaling, no hardware to manage.
Colo = predictable costs, full control, dedicated performance, compliance assurance.
The smart play? Blend both based on needs and realistic assessment of workloads.
👉 stackdistrict.net
October 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Simplified Overview: ☁️Cloud vs 🏢Colo
Cloud = fast to spin up, elastic scaling, no hardware to manage.
Colo = predictable costs, full control, dedicated performance, compliance assurance.
The smart play? Blend both based on needs and realistic assessment of workloads.
👉 stackdistrict.net
Cloud = fast to spin up, elastic scaling, no hardware to manage.
Colo = predictable costs, full control, dedicated performance, compliance assurance.
The smart play? Blend both based on needs and realistic assessment of workloads.
👉 stackdistrict.net
Not all change is virtual...
Over the years the DC space has improved physically from the common 'basement dwelling forgotten kit' to modern feeling deliberate setup.
Over the years the DC space has improved physically from the common 'basement dwelling forgotten kit' to modern feeling deliberate setup.
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Not all change is virtual...
Over the years the DC space has improved physically from the common 'basement dwelling forgotten kit' to modern feeling deliberate setup.
Over the years the DC space has improved physically from the common 'basement dwelling forgotten kit' to modern feeling deliberate setup.
Ark Data Centres could change hands.
Ark isn’t just another colo operator; it underpins UK government IT (through Crown Hosting and controls).
In short: this touches on energy, competition, & how critical digital infrastructure is owned.
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ark-...
Ark isn’t just another colo operator; it underpins UK government IT (through Crown Hosting and controls).
In short: this touches on energy, competition, & how critical digital infrastructure is owned.
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ark-...
Ark owner Elliott Investment looks to sell UK data center firm - report
Company reportedly valued at more than £3 billion
www.datacenterdynamics.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Ark Data Centres could change hands.
Ark isn’t just another colo operator; it underpins UK government IT (through Crown Hosting and controls).
In short: this touches on energy, competition, & how critical digital infrastructure is owned.
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ark-...
Ark isn’t just another colo operator; it underpins UK government IT (through Crown Hosting and controls).
In short: this touches on energy, competition, & how critical digital infrastructure is owned.
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ark-...
October 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Future DataCenters: Built near power hubs, with rising rack densities driving liquid cooling. Heat reuse explored but uneven. Modular builds cut delivery times. Sustainability & community factors now shape approvals as much as scale.
October 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Future DataCenters: Built near power hubs, with rising rack densities driving liquid cooling. Heat reuse explored but uneven. Modular builds cut delivery times. Sustainability & community factors now shape approvals as much as scale.
🔋 Ofgem has shortlisted 77 “super battery” projects to back with a new cap-and-floor scheme. From pumped hydro to liquid air, these long-duration storage sites could cut fossil reliance, reduce wasted renewables & make the UK grid cleaner, cheaper, and more resilient.
September 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🔋 Ofgem has shortlisted 77 “super battery” projects to back with a new cap-and-floor scheme. From pumped hydro to liquid air, these long-duration storage sites could cut fossil reliance, reduce wasted renewables & make the UK grid cleaner, cheaper, and more resilient.
The UK Government has designated datacentres as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), putting them on par with sectors like energy and transport
There’s pressure for stronger regulation: sustainability, water use and environmental impact are under scrutiny
->Expect costs and compliance to rise
There’s pressure for stronger regulation: sustainability, water use and environmental impact are under scrutiny
->Expect costs and compliance to rise
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The UK Government has designated datacentres as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), putting them on par with sectors like energy and transport
There’s pressure for stronger regulation: sustainability, water use and environmental impact are under scrutiny
->Expect costs and compliance to rise
There’s pressure for stronger regulation: sustainability, water use and environmental impact are under scrutiny
->Expect costs and compliance to rise