Category: Infra

From today, the UK is designating datacenters as critical national infrastructure (CNI). As a result, the sector is expected to get special government support designed to prevent negative economic impacts of IT outages like CrowdStrike’s, cyberattacks, and extreme weather events. That special support will come in the form of a dedicated CNI data infrastructure team...

The UK Government has designated data centres as “Critical National Infrastructure,” offering increased protections for sites throughout the country. Assets that receive a CNI destination receive increased support in the event of incidents owing to their importance to the British economy. Data centres are now on equal footing as the country’s water and energy services...

British cloud demand, very much fueled by generative AI needs, far exceeds the capacity of currently available cloud environments, said Gartner VP Analyst Sid Nag. “The UK needs a lot more cloud resources,” Nag said.  “Amazon has had challenges in the European market related to pricing. It is clear that they are responding to a...

Data centres powering the economy will be designated as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) alongside energy and water systems. Critical National Infrastructure designation will allow the government to support the sector in the event of critical incidents, minimising impacts on the economy. Follows near £4 billion proposed investment in Europe’s largest data centre in Hertfordshire which...

The British government announced on Thursday it had designated the data center sector as a part of the country’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) meaning it would receive the same level of attention from officials as sectors including energy and water supplies. “Data including vital NHS, financial, and personal smartphone data is set to be safer...

AWS estimates the investment will support 14,000 jobs annually. Credits: Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. US-based Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to invest £8bn ($10.5bn) to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in the UK. The investment is part of AWS’ five-year plan (2024-2028) that will see it building, operating, and maintaining new data centres...

HS2 Ltd has completed the Colne Valley Viaduct, which now holds the title of Britain’s longest rail bridge. This record was set as the final deck segment of the 3.4-kilometre (2.1-mile) viaduct was lowered into place. Its length now surpasses the 137-year record previously held by the Tay Bridge in Scotland. Aerial view of HS2’s...

The United Kingdom-India Infrastructure Financing Bridge (UKIIFB), designed to improve financial and professional services partnerships between the UK and India, has been agreed between the City of London Corporation and the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). The initiative will have a steering committee with representatives from HM Treasury, Aon, Arup, Mott MacDonald, Clifford...