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Amazon invests in 71 new renewable energy projects globally

Amazon has recently announced the investment in another set of renewable energy products, adding a further 2.7 gigawatts of energy to its portfolio expanding over 71 new renewable energy projects....
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Microsoft Data Centre in Qatar is bringing new opportunities for a cloud-first economy

Last week Microsoft has announced it's new data centre In Qatar, marking a huge milestone for Microsoft as the first hyperscale cloud provider to deliver enterprise-grade services in the country....
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How data and automation can help with sustainability

The entire world is in the mindset of a digital transformation, which has drastically changed daily operations for many industries. The development of new technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and...
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Google launches third data centre in Singapore

Google has opened up their third data centre in Singapore. The facility arrived two years late, however, it is their biggest development yet. The company has said this week that...
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Proximity launches Milton Keynes Data Centre

The UK's fastest growing regional data centre provider, Proximity Data Centres has opened a new data centre in Milton Keynes. The company has announced the opening of its tenth UK...
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How Data Centres are taking on the Green Challenge

Data Centres are relatively new entrants and are continuing to expand and improve their use of renewable energy. Experts around the world have agreed that today's data centre industry is...
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Improving data centre operations with AI and Machine Learning

Data centres are under pressure. Growth of the Internet of Things, the rise of remote working, 5G rollouts, the demand for high-performance streaming services — these are just a few...
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Fire Safety Training

Recently all our staff have undertaken Fire Safety Training to understand the procedures in case of an emergency. Our Health and Safety advisor provided all the team with relevant training...
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Our business trip to Oman

Global Data Centre Provider Cross-Guard prides itself on being the global data centre provider of choice. We have recently completed a project in Oman to maintain our goal of global...
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Data centre construction: what lies ahead?

From April 2021 to April 2022, internet users worldwide increased by almost 200 million. That brings the global number of internet users to around 5 billion — nearly two-thirds of...
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A sustainable future for data centres

In 2020 electricity consumption by global data centres was 200–250 TWh according to the International Energy Agency. That’s around 1% of global electricity consumption, which is roughly the same amount...
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Microsoft data centres help heat homes

When it comes to sustainability, Microsoft is taking it to a new level with its 2 newest planned data centres in Helsinki, Finland. Excess heat generated by these data centres...