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The ground beneath digital infrastructure is shifting, literally. Climate volatility is a present-day constraint reshaping how data centers are planned, built and operated. For years, decisions centered on cost, connectivity and energy availability. In 2026 those priorities are being overtaken by a more complex set of considerations, such as heat stress, flood exposure and water scarcity. In Europe, this shift is being accelerated by policy.
World Water Day is a timely reminder that every industry must scrutinise how it uses water and, critically, how it can limit consumption. Data centers are often drawn into this conversation, particularly in a landscape defined by rapid AI adoption. With 93% of IT leaders in EMEA planning to increase AI investments in the next 12 months, the scale and intensity of AI-driven workloads are set to rise significantly.
Future-proofing your data center starts with how you cool it. The method chosen is no longer a technical consideration, but a strategic one. The reason for this is simple: as data centers scale to support AI and increase their compute density, air cooling is hitting its physical limits, beyond which it is no longer useful.
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