📅 - Up to 80% quicker than conventional deployment models, KAYTUS just finished delivering a 100-cabinet, high-density liquid-cooled AI data center in Europe in just four months. Professional performance testing and tuning resulted in a 20% improvement in overall system performance, allowing for on-site optimization and customisation to launch the firm with stability and high efficiency. In addition to meeting pressing deadlines for AI infrastructure, this expedited and reliable delivery offers a scalable blueprint for the deployment of high-density liquid-cooled clusters throughout Europe.
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📅 - JLL Sees Global Data Center Capacity Nearly Doubling by 2030 - The global data center industry is entering a new phase of accelerated expansion, driven primarily by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence workloads and unprecedented levels of capital deployment. According to the 2026 Global Data Center Outlook published by JLL, total installed data center capacity worldwide is projected to nearly double from roughly 103 gigawatts today to around 200 gigawatts by 2030.
The report characterizes the coming years as a structural growth cycle rather than a speculative surge, arguing that real estate fundamentals remain strong and do not point to a bubble despite the scale and speed of expansion.
At the heart of this growth is AI. JLL estimates that by [...]
📅 - Nostrum Taps JLL to Advance AI-Ready Data Centers in Spain - Nostrum Data Centers, the digital infrastructure arm of Nostrum Group, has engaged JLL to support the advancement of its AI-ready data center platform in Spain, a move that underscores the country's growing ambitions to become a next-generation connectivity hub for Europe and beyond.
By tapping into JLL's global data center advisory expertise, Nostrum aims to sharpen its customer engagement strategy while accelerating the commercial positioning of its large-scale, sustainability-focused developments.
The collaboration follows Nostrum Data Centers' announcement in December 2025 that its initial portfolio of facilities will be available for customers in 2027, with power and land already [...]
📅 - xAI Nears $230B Valuation in Massive NVIDIA-Led Funding - The artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, xAI, has closed a funding round of unprecedented scale, raising $20 billion in a transaction led by NVIDIA. The round values the company at close to $230 billion, positioning xAI among the most valuable private technology companies in the world and firmly placing it alongside OpenAI and Anthropic in the intensifying race to dominate foundational AI models.
Sources familiar with the deal say xAI initially set out to raise $15 billion but ultimately expanded the round after overwhelming investor demand pushed commitments well beyond the original target. Even by Silicon Valley standards, the pace of xAI's ascent is notable. Founded in [...]
📅 - D-Wave to Acquire Quantum Circuits in $550M Quantum Deal - The quantum computing sector took a decisive step toward consolidation and technological convergence as D-Wave announced a definitive agreement to acquire Quantum Circuits in a transaction valued at $550 million. The transaction blends $300 million in D-Wave equity with $250 million in cash, underscoring industry pressure to commercialize scalable, fault-tolerant quantum systems for enterprise use.
The transaction brings together two historically distinct approaches to quantum computing. D-Wave has built its reputation as the leading commercial provider of quantum annealing systems, which are already used by customers for optimization and sampling problems. Quantum Circuits, by contrast, [...]
📅 - OVHcloud Posts 6% Q1 Growth, Ramps Up AI Strategy - OVHcloud has opened fiscal year 2026 with steady momentum, reporting first-quarter revenue of €275.3 million and organic growth of 6.0%, reinforcing its position as Europe's largest cloud provider at a time of heightened scrutiny around data sovereignty, cost discipline, and AI infrastructure performance.
The French-headquartered group confirmed all of its full-year FY2026 financial targets, including positive levered free cash flow, signalling confidence in both demand trends and internal execution.
Growth in the quarter was largely driven by Public Cloud services, which expanded 15.8% on a like-for-like basis to €58.2 million, accounting for just over one-fifth of total revenue. The [...]
📅 - KKR Backs GTR With $1.5B to Scale Europe’s AI Data Centers - KKR is doubling down on Europe's rapidly expanding data center market with a fresh $1.5 billion equity commitment to Global Technical Realty (GTR), reinforcing investor confidence in platforms designed to support hyperscale cloud and AI-driven workloads. Alongside KKR's expanded backing, Oak Hill Capital is joining the shareholder base with an approximately $400 million commitment, bringing an additional long-term investor focused on digital infrastructure scale and execution.
Founded in 2020 by data center entrepreneur Franek Sodzawiczny together with KKR, Global Technical Realty has quickly positioned itself as a built-to-suit specialist serving hyperscalers, cloud service providers, [...]
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