European data centres grapple with AI-driven demand for space


People walk near a sign for Sapeon an artificial intelligence AI chip company at the Mobile World Congress MWC in Barcelona Spain February 27 2024. REUTERSBruna Casas

People walk near a sign for Sapeon, an artificial intelligence (AI) chip company, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Bruna Casas

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A shortage of space in European data centres is worsening, industry participants said, as booming demand for AI collides with limited expansion possibilities.

"There is no relief in sight," said Kevin Restivo, who heads European data centre research at CBRE, during a conference on the sector in Amsterdam on Tuesday.


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