“Europe faces a dark winter as energy supplies run low in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as a looming economic recession. With data centres having become a key part of everyday life, the question everyone has in mind is: what can we expect? With the data centre marketplace treading towards a somewhat unknown territory, Mark Cooper, vice president of edge strategy speaks to The Tech Capital live at infra/Structure 2022 in Toronto on the ever-changing landscape. Beyond the challenges of geopolitics and the current situation on the European continent, Cooper also explores the trends that are increasing the demand for Edge Computing investment and what the ‘next frontiers’ for Edge data centre development are. The executive also gives an update on AtlasEdge’s digital infrastructure rollout and what the next phases of expansion will look like.”
About AtlasEdge
AtlasEdge designs, builds and operates highly secure, scalable data centres across 14 strategic locations in Europe. Formed as a joint venture between Liberty Global and DigitalBridge, we’re focusing on the next wave of markets including Lisbon, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels and multiple cities across Germany.
Our proven modular-based construction enables rapid deployments under 10MW, while we continue to develop larger campuses, with a target of more than 500MW in our powered landbank by the end of 2026.
Since 2021, AtlasEdge customers have deployed AI, cloud and mission-critical workloads in our 2N facilities, using liquid-to-chip or air-cooled designs. All new builds run on 100% renewable energy. Our tax, legal and site-selection teams also support customers entering new European regions, helping them navigate regulatory, commercial and technical requirements with confidence.