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Irish Edition · 2026

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

Analyst Insights

Research and market analysis connected to Data centers

Expert Columns

Interviews

Interviews and video coverage from the network

Recent Data centers News

Chartered Accountants Ireland urges AI support for SMEs
Small Business

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.

Thu, 21st May 2026

Servecentric hosts Profitsflow cloud ERP in Ireland
IT services

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.

Fri, 24th Apr 2026

Origina opens Dublin headquarters, adding 350 jobs
IT services

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.

Thu, 9th Apr 2026

Ireland's first Green Energy Park planned for Arklow
Sustainability

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.

Fri, 27th Mar 2026

Equinix starts USD $92m Dublin data centre project
Cloud Services

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.

Fri, 20th Mar 2026

ISIF backs new €340m fund for Irish climate transition
Energy efficient

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.

Wed, 11th Mar 2026

ISIF backs new climate fund with EUR €140m cornerstone
Energy efficient

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.

Wed, 11th Mar 2026

TechDay expands into Ireland with eight new technology news sites
Trends & Predictions

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.

Thu, 5th Mar 2026

Equinix to invest USD $700 million in Dundalk plant
IT Industry

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.

Fri, 27th Feb 2026

Irish firms say AI adoption hit by talent shortages
Data Protection

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.

Wed, 25th Feb 2026

Schneider Electric, AMD unveil Helios AI rack design
Energy efficient

Schneider Electric, AMD unveil Helios AI rack design

Data centre operators could cut deployment risk and speed AI build-outs with a validated blueprint for racks drawing up to 246 kW.

Today

VAST & AMD expand AI inference infrastructure tie-up
Semiconductors

VAST & AMD expand AI inference infrastructure tie-up

The tie-up is aimed at helping cloud providers cut inference costs and improve GPU efficiency as AI demand shifts beyond model training.

Today

Tensormesh & AMD team up to ease AI memory pressure
Graphics Processing Unit

Tensormesh & AMD team up to ease AI memory pressure

The deal could let enterprises serve more AI models on fewer GPUs by shifting cache data into DRAM, SSDs and remote storage.

Last week

team.blue adds AI tools across four small business brands
Marketing

team.blue adds AI tools across four small business brands

Small businesses can now automate website, reporting and email tasks as team.blue rolls out AI across four brands on European infrastructure.

Last week

Vertiv expands Padua campus to boost chiller output
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv expands Padua campus to boost chiller output

Demand from AI data centres is prompting Vertiv to add capacity in Italy, with chiller output set to double by 2026.

Last week

RETN launches London-Brussels route to boost resilience
Internet Service Provider

RETN launches London-Brussels route to boost resilience

Businesses facing outages now have a physically separate UK-EU link, as traffic remains concentrated on a handful of cross-border corridors.

Last week

Google Cloud says most need upgrades for agentic AI
Digital Transformation

Google Cloud says most need upgrades for agentic AI

Most enterprises will need costly infrastructure changes before agentic AI can move from pilots to production, Google Cloud research says.

Last week

Google Cloud time-slices accelerators for RL training
Large Language Models

Google Cloud time-slices accelerators for RL training

Large language model post-training could get cheaper as idle accelerator time is cut from about 60% to 30% in early tests.

Last week

AMD unveils Helios rack-scale AI compute portfolio
Robotics

AMD unveils Helios rack-scale AI compute portfolio

Helios racks and new Instinct chips put AMD deeper into AI infrastructure as it courts major customers and challenges Nvidia.

Last week

Gravity launches AI agent for sustainability teams
Sustainability

Gravity launches AI agent for sustainability teams

Procurement teams face new scrutiny as Gravity argues many 'AI agents' sold to enterprises cannot handle real-world sustainability data.

Last week

Job Moves