06/16/2026
Berlin confirmed something many of us in the data center industry are already experiencing firsthand: the challenge is no longer demand.
The challenge is delivering the infrastructure fast enough.
Last week at the 5th Constructing Next-Gen Data Centers Europe event, conversations consistently returned to the same themes:
AI-driven growth and the resulting power demands
Grid constraints
New cooling strategies for increasingly dense environments
The growing complexity of delivering hyperscale projects at scale
The quality of the speaker line-up and discussions stood out throughout the event. It was great to hear perspectives from across Europe on where the industry is headed and how Europe can keep pace with demand.
The challenges are well understood. The focus now is on ex*****on.