How Laing O'Rourke built a complex UK data center with digital tools

Clearer data. Faster decisions. Safer builds. At the Equinix LD14 project in Slough, Laing O'Rourke is building one of the UK’s most complex data centers – faster, safer and with greater precision. The result: real-time visibility, tighter coordination and full traceability across the project lifecycle. See how they’re building smarter – watch the full story on DroneDeploy Insider:https://lnkd.in/dDEFxBe5 #ConstructionTechnology #RealityCapture #DigitalConstruction #DroneMapping Peter Hewitt Michael Hodges Abigail Sewell

🚀 We’re breaking ground in Rome! 🇮🇹 Our new facility expands PlatformDIGITAL® across the Mediterranean 🌊, boosting regional connectivity 🔗 and empowering businesses with stronger, faster ⚡, and more secure 🔒 digital infrastructure. This milestone is another step in our commitment to delivering world-class data center solutions 🌍. 👉 Learn more: https://okt.to/Uw8PKh #ROM1 #TheDataMeetingPlace #WhereTomorrowComesTogether

🌍💡 Today marks the very first National Data Centre Day — a chance to recognise the unseen but vital role data centres play in modern life. From keeping businesses connected, to powering manufacturing, enabling innovation, and ensuring customers can access the services they rely on every second of the day — data centres are the backbone of our digital economy. They are more than buildings filled with servers; they are critical infrastructure. Without them, communication would stall, supply chains would break, and daily life as we know it would grind to a halt. Today is about celebrating the people, technology, and innovation that keep data centres running — 24/7, resilient, efficient, and sustainable. #NationalDataCentreDay #CriticalInfrastructure #Innovation #Resilience

In a recent article with The Tech Capital, partner George Borovas explains how regional collaboration could help pave the way for nuclear-powered data centers. Read latest insights here: https://ow.ly/gY8P50WMk0S

A data center isn’t just a room full of racks—it’s a blueprint for resilience, compliance, and strategic growth. Build it right, and it becomes the backbone of digital trust.

How can we shape data centres today to evolve with tomorrow’s demands? Data centres are advancing rapidly, and so are the demands for faster, smarter and future-ready infrastructure. As digital infrastructure continues to transform, so too must the way we plan, design and deliver data centres. Meeting the needs of a fast-changing digital landscape requires more than agility; it calls for vision and a deep understanding of how technology, regulation and community needs are adapting. In his latest Insights article, Anthony Whipps explores how data centres built today can remain relevant amid rapidly shifting expectations. He highlights the importance of planning for tomorrow’s challenges, retrofitting existing facilities, adapting to emerging technologies and evolving regulatory frameworks to keep pace with innovation. Learn how future-focused thinking can respond to shifting expectations through smarter infrastructure: https://lnkd.in/gabRm6dD #DataCentres #FutureReadyInfrastructure #CommunityImpact 

"Rethinking how data centres integrate with communities, infrastructure and the environment will determine the future of digital infrastructure." Interesting read and great seeing you in Freo last week, Anthony Whipps!

Our Super Highway networks play a vital role in addressing future bandwidth demand between key data centres and cities across Europe. Check out our guide below to learn about what makes them unique. https://eun.io/3AtrclR #SuperHighways #network #connectivity #Europe #euNetworks

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫... What makes the difference? How companies like Stream Data Centers chose to do it: ↳ From speed to precision, shifting from speculative builds to performance based designs that minimize supply chain risk and lock in trusted partners. ↳From uniform to adaptable, creating standardized yet configurable facilities, scalable at the global level, but designed to fit locally. ↳From transactions to trust, engaging communities, creating jobs, and protecting resources wherever they build. As Chris Bair says, the easy part is pouring concrete. The hard part, the part that defines legacy, is running a good business. And as Santiago Suinaga reminds us, anyone can build a data center. Only a few can build them in balance with people and planet. A great story well told by John Roach, and a powerful example of leadership from our Infrastructure Masons Global Partner Stream Data Centers.  𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝. Stuart Lawrence| Amanda Abell | Michael Lahoud | Mary Morgan| Rick Crutchley| Laura Barrett | Gina Pierangela Bonatti | Anthony Bolner

Global connections Over 60% of global internet traffic flows through just 10 data centers. Think of them as the internet’s brain hubs. https://dcdeployed.com/ #GlobalTech #DataConnections