Portus Data Centers’ Post

🚀 Data Centres: The Backbone of the UK's Digital Economy 📊 Did you know? Data centres could contribute an additional £44 billion to the UK economy by 2035. techUK's latest report, "Foundations For The Future," dives deep into the significant impact these hubs have on our digitalised world. According to techUK, data centres currently contribute £4.7 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) annually and support 43,500 jobs across the UK. As our reliance on digital services continues to grow, data centres are set to play an even larger role. Imagine an additional 40,200 jobs being created and £9.7 billion more in tax revenue by 2035. These aren't just numbers; they're opportunities for regional and national growth, driving employment and innovation across the country. The report highlights several key policy recommendations to sustain and expand this growth. From improving access to renewable energy to accelerating planning reforms, these strategies are crucial for the future of data centres in the UK. Ensuring we have the skills pipeline to support this industry is also vital, with calls for reforms to the apprenticeship levy and more promotion of career pathways in this dynamic sector. #DataCentres #TechGrowth #DigitalEconomy

🚀 Data Centres: The Backbone of the UK's Digital Economy 📊 Did you know? Data centres could contribute an additional £44 billion to the UK economy by 2035. techUK's latest report, "Foundations For The Future," dives deep into the significant impact these hubs have on our digitalised world. According to techUK, data centres currently contribute £4.7 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) annually and support 43,500 jobs across the UK. As our reliance on digital services continues to grow, data centres are set to play an even larger role. Imagine an additional 40,200 jobs being created and £9.7 billion more in tax revenue by 2035. These aren't just numbers; they're opportunities for regional and national growth, driving employment and innovation across the country. The report highlights several key policy recommendations to sustain and expand this growth. From improving access to renewable energy to accelerating planning reforms, these strategies are crucial for the future of data centres in the UK. Ensuring we have the skills pipeline to support this industry is also vital, with calls for reforms to the apprenticeship levy and more promotion of career pathways in this dynamic sector. #DataCentres #TechGrowth #DigitalEconomy

QTS Takes a Major Expansion in Spain's Data Centre Market! 💻 With plans for a 300MW campus in Zaragoza town of Calatorao, Aragon, QTS Data Centers is strengthening its presence in Southern Europe, delivering top-tier data infrastructure to the region. This expansion follows their recent developments in the Netherlands and the UK, putting Spain on the map as the next big player in digital innovation. 🏗 Supported by Blackstone, which recently acquired Irish-based Winthrop Engineering, QTS is ready to deliver world-class data infrastructure as AI and digital demands surge. 🚀 At Hanley, we're excited about QTS's entry into Spain's data centre market. This development highlights the company's commitment to advancing digital infrastructure in the region. As experts in accelerating data centre applications, we see this initiative as a key driver for innovation and growth in the AI-driven era. #rockwellautomation #datacenterinfrastructure #datacentercooling #datacentreinnovation #rok

The #datacentre sector has grown exponentially in recent years. Countries such as the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Germany have been able to capitalise on the momentum of data centre development. In Spain, #Quark began operations in 2009 as virtually the only engineering company with the capacity to design the necessary facilities in the country.  Since then, the evolution of the sector has been unstoppable, especially with #cloudservices completely transforming the market. Today, Spain has become a focal point for companies from all over the world who want to take advantage of the facilities needed for today's market in the country. This has enabled Quark to grow up to 20 times.    🔎 We analys the advantages that place Spain in this strategic position in this article: https://lnkd.in/dD7UevWG

⚡ "European metropolises are running out of space – this is bringing a data center boom and billions to Finland." ⚡ "There is a boom in Finland where many municipalities want a data center on their land in the hope of tax revenue and jobs." ⚡ "Will the world run out of electricity? Data centers are electricity devourers. Now they are being built at a rapid pace." ⚡ Almost every week, there is major news regarding data centers and the attractiveness of Nordic regions as companies look for suitable European locations beyond FLAPD. Very excited about the chance to speak about this booming sector at the Alma Insights annual Property Transaction Day. The seminar will focus on current issues related to property transactions and practical strategies for managing transactional risks. My presentation will specifically cover data centers as an emerging sector and investment target, with an emphasis on initial transaction documents (Datakeskukset kehittyvänä sektorina ja investointikohteena, fokuksessa alkuvaiheen transaktioasiakirjat). Link to the detailed program in the comment section below. Looking forward to see many familiar faces and lively discussions as we have had in previous years. And in case you cannot make it to the event or are otherwise interested in the topic, feel free to shoot me, Lisa Hybbinette or any of our Finnish or Swedish colleagues a DM, always happy to discuss further. #propertytransactions #datacenters #kiinteistötransaktiot #almakoulutus #juristiliitonkoulutus #lakikoulutus 

Our new skill microdata for Luxembourg are publicly available! This goes even a step further than our previous publication of detailed skill data on jobinsights.lu

🔒🌍 New project creates secure research environments for the EU The EOSC-ENTRUST project will establish a European network of Trusted Research Environments (TREs) for sensitive data, enhancing interoperability and ensuring secure data access and analysis across the continent. Supported by Horizon Europe, EOSC-ENTRUST will develop a common blueprint for federated data management, utilizing the infrastructures of EUDAT and ELIXIR. This collaboration will improve the management of sensitive data, supporting secure and innovative research environments. In Finland, project partners include CSC, Turku University of Applied Sciences, and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). CSC coordinates the development of the reference architecture. 🤝 “CSC has many years of experience in providing secure processing environments for Finnish researchers. With the EOSC-ENTRUST project, we are strengthening the operating conditions of European environments and ensuring that Finnish researchers can continue to access national and European research data in the future. EOSC-ENTRUST is also an excellent example of how CSC promotes national objectives in Europe together with its Finnish partners,” says Ilkka Lappalainen, CSC’s Director of Sensitive Research Data Services. Read the news from our website 👇 https://lnkd.in/d-ms_XfY #SensitiveData #DataSecurity #DataManagement #HorizonEurope

We’ve entered a new era of government technology with the official opening of the Global Government Technology Centre (hashtag #GGTC) in Berlin on 1 October 2024. Part of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network, GGTC Berlin will spark a more systematic approach to GovTech development, with new methods of cross-sectoral co-ideation, co-creation, and co-learning. In a new article, Marc Reinhardt, Capgemini Executive Vice President, Public Sector Global Industry Leader, explains how the GovTech ecosystem has the potential to create a more inclusive and sustainable development opportunity in terms of public sector digital transformation across the world. Countries lagging behind – through lack of finances, technology know-how and resources, or geopolitical instability – have an opportunity to leapfrog on the back of more technically advanced nations and catch up with the transformations of their own administrations. That’s not all. He argues that this more systematic approach to sharing knowledge and co-creation will also help to resolve challenges with interoperability, whereby projects with broad-ranging regional benefit fail to deliver expected outcomes because platforms built for them in one country are not interoperable in another. It’s an exciting time for everyone involved in GovTech and, more broadly, the digital transformation of government services. Read Marc's full article here: https://lnkd.in/dBJk_aGK Michael Schulte | Manuel Kilian | Timo Graf von Koenigsmarck Lars Zimmermann | Stephan Mergenthaler #GlobalGovTechCentre #PublicSector

Finland continues to grow with another new Data Centre announcement 📈 Verne plans to build a large data center in Finland, its fifth in the Nordics. The company has acquired a 10-hectare site in Mäntsälä, Finland. It is expected the facility will have a capacity of more than 70MW. Construction is due to start mid-2025. https://lnkd.in/gu2Uv__p

🚀 LAST CALL for The Semantic Interoperability in Data Spaces, happening on October 1, 09:00 - 17:00 CET, at Danubius Hotel Arena, Budapest, Hungary If you are a researcher, decision-maker, and practitioner involved in building and operating European data spaces, data markets, and web-based data management systems, join us! We will dive deep into innovative approaches for achieving seamless semantic interoperability within and across data spaces, and explore practical methods tailored to specific domains. 🔗 Register now to secure your spot! https://lnkd.in/ek-gR6zx Organized by Semantic Web Company (SWC), International Data Spaces Association (IDSA), ERCIM, BDVA - Big Data Value Association, and partners across projects like champI4.0ns, GLACIATION EU, UNDERPIN project, and VELES. #dataspace #datainteroperability #VELES