As AI workloads and high-density computing loads change how data centers operate, transparency and control over infrastructure are becoming increasingly important. In the interview, James Stuart from Nlyte Software explains how modern DCIM platforms are evolving into real-time intelligence layers.

In the run-up to the event "Future-Proof Data Centres in the Age of AI – New Challenges for Infrastructure, the Power Grid and Existing Facilities", Michael Würth, Global Head of Datacenter Services GRF at SAP, explains how data centres must position themselves technologically and energetically in order to operate AI workloads efficiently, resiliently and sustainably.

Increasing power densities, AI applications and modular expansion concepts are fundamentally changing the requirements for data centres. Matthias Nitschke, Director of Data Center Solutions at Corning, talks to eco about the role fibre architectures play in scalability and future-proofing, how planning and collaboration are changing, and what aspects decision-makers should consider today in order to create sustainable data center infrastructures for the long term.

AI applications, industrial real-time processes and data-intensive services are fundamentally transforming the requirements for digital infrastructures. Fibre optics remain the foundation; however, proximity to computing power is becoming increasingly decisive. In an interview, Lutz Lohse, Managing Director of enviaTEL, explains why edge data centres in particular are becoming a strategic building block: they enable local data processing, reduce latency and create economic added value for industry and municipalities.