This year, envia TEL joined the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, which was founded under the umbrella of the eco Association. Axel Schumann, authorised signatory and head of sales at envia TEL, presents the company in the welcome interview, discusses challenges in the expansion of digital infrastructures, and shares envia TEL’s vision for Germany as a digital location.

The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany welcomes the investments and calls for a significant portion of the planned special fund to flow into the digital infrastructure ecosystem and accelerate digital transformation.

Dr. Daniel Schmitz is Team Leader and Sales Manager for Data Centres at GOLDBECK. He is a speaker at this year's Data Center Expert Summit and talks in advance in an interview with the eco Association about waste heat recovery from data centres, the acceleration of planning and approval procedures and sustainable data centres. How...

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At this year’s German Data Center Expert Summit, Béla Waldhauser, Spokesperson of the eco Alliance, will be talking about the future of sustainable data centre operations. In this interview, he discusses the status quo and where regulations need to be improved.

The IT world is changing rapidly – and with it, the role of traditional system integrators. What worked for decades as a proven business model is now under pressure: customers are shifting their workloads to the cloud, relying on managed services, and increasingly consuming IT as a service. A radical rethink is necessary.

This year, NorthC became part of the eco-founded “Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany”. In the welcoming interview, Donald Badoux, Managing Director DACH, talks about the special features of the data centre operator, the role of AI for the digital ecosystem and current challenges in the industry.

How can data centres (DC) be optimally planned and operated? What role does water cooling play and how does the German Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) affect the industry? In this interview, Peter auf dem Graben, Senior Data Centre Consultant at dc-ce DC-Beratung and expert in data centre planning and operation, explains why precise coordination between IT and facility management is crucial, which technologies drive energy efficiency and how operators should respond to increasing power densities.

The global race for dominance in artificial intelligence is in full swing, and Europe, along with Germany, must act decisively to remain competitive. A robust data centre infrastructure is crucial for Europe’s independence and strategic ability to act.

Dr. Béla Waldhauser, Spokesperson for the eco Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, advocates for the construction of data centres in Frankfurt and other metropolitan areas. According to the Alliance Spokesperson, digital technologies are the key to the sustainable transformation of cities and municipalities.

Natural disasters, accidents, or sabotage – while our digital infrastructures are secure, they are not invulnerable. Gerald Miersch of PFALZKOM explains how data centres achieve the highest levels of resilience and highlights the vital role of georedundancy.

At the recent ‘Datacenter - Sustainable and Secure DC Operation for HPC and Scientific Computing’ event, industry experts came together to discuss the central challenges and opportunities for modern data centres. These form the backbone of the digital infrastructure, but are facing a decisive change: the growing demand for computing power must be combined with the urgent need to operate more sustainably and efficiently.

In this interview, Isa explains how the successful (re)certification of its data centres strengthens customer confidence in the quality of its services.

AI and quantum computing require robust data centre infrastructure, stated eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme at the start of the 2024 Digital Summit.

The use of AI will be crucial to Germany’s competitiveness and future viability of Germany’s economy in the coming years. New digital business models are opening up dynamic growth opportunities across all industries through productivity increases and innovations, according to a recent study by the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Consult GmbH on behalf of the eco-founded Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany.

The eco-founded Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany publishes a press statement regarding the hearing on the German Energy Efficiency Act Amendment Bill in the Committee for Climate Protection and Energy.

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Today, Wednesday, the German federal government’s Growth Initiative is to be approved by the cabinet along with the 2025 federal budget. This includes ambitious plans for the expansion of AI data centres and improvement in the framework conditions for data centre operators.

On 4 July, the German Bundestag elected the members of the Digital Services Coordinator Advisory Board. Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the eco Association, was elected to the Advisory Board with a cross-party majority as one of four representatives from industry associations.

In an eco interview, Joachim Astel, Chief Regulatory Officer at noris network, talks about the company’s data centres and explains how AI is already shaping the industry today.

Data centers are facing a variety of challenges, such as a shortage of skilled workers, energy efficiency and ESG requirements. In this interview, Marc Fröse, Group Commercial Director at Portus Data Centers, explains how Portus Data Centers supports the digital sovereignty and security of its customers.

When the kick-off of this year’s European Football Championship (EC) sounds tomorrow (Friday), Internet usage will also increase significantly. A total of 61 per cent of Germans are planning to watch this year’s European Championship.

The sounds of files, cutters and hammers once echoed around the Old Locksmith in Offenbach am Main. In early June 2024, however, the Data Centre Expert Summit 2024 was all about data centres as tools for our digital future – with the support of our sponsors ABB, EkkoSense AI, GOLDBECK, Robert C. Spies, Huawei and Global Switch.

In the coming years, corporate sustainability reporting obligations will increasingly be extended to small and medium-sized data centres. Péter Müllner from GLOBAL SWITCH FM GMBH will explain what this already means for the data centre industry at the Data Center Expert Summit on 4 June in Offenbach am Main.

Only by working together can we shape a green digitalisation and future – that was the tenor of this year’s DIGISUSTAIN at KAP Europa. On 29 April, eco hosted the “Digital and Sustainable Transformation” stage and welcomed numerous players from business and politics who are driving forward sustainable digital transformation.

The “We give data a home! The data centre industry in Germany” Alliance Talk on Wednesday, 15 May 2024, at BASECAMP Berlin brought together representatives from the Internet industry, users and politicians to discuss both the importance of and the necessary framework conditions for data centres in Germany.

The German Federal Cabinet approved the draft bill to amend the German Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) on 22 May 2024. The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany is in favour of using the opportunity to implement measures for a more realistic implementation of the requirements and international comparability in addition to the formal adjustments to align the EnEfG with the reporting obligations of the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).

How does artificial intelligence (AI) improve energy efficiency in data centres and also support the upcoming ESG reporting? Matthew Farnell, Global Sales and Marketing Director at EkkoSense, will talk about this at the Data Center Expert Summit on 4 June. His German colleague Artur Faust, Sales Manager DACH, answers our questions in this interview.

Waste heat utilisation, greater energy efficiency, CO2 reduction: the data centre industry is currently addressing these approaches from various angles. As part of the event “Current and Future Energy Storage Technologies for the Data Centre Industry” at the University of Bayreuth campus, over 60 experts discussed these topics via various presentations and workshops.

Establishing data centres on well-connected industrial sites promotes modern, sustainable and socially acceptable neighbourhood developments, says Daniel Schmitz from GOLDBECK Südwest GmbH in an interview.