TECH & AI
he data centre landscape has irreversibly shifted in 2024 . Once labelled as giant facilities humming in the background , this year has seen these power-hungry facilities spring into global public consciousness . Given such a dramatic increased need in digital services including artificial intelligence ( AI ) and cloud computing , companies and customers alike are seeking more space and power for their infrastructure .
Such an urgent demand has led to data centres being declared national critical infrastructure ( CNI ) in the United Kingdom . This was the first CNI designation in almost a decade and is necessary to help protect critical data infrastructure , in addition to providing businesses with greater reassurances in our digital world .
Redefining mission-critical data centres A CNI in the UK means that data centres will be classified the same way as water , energy and emergency service systems . As a result , they will receive greater support from the government to
162 December 2024