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Raising the Bar on Sustainable Digital Infrastructure with Net Zero Carbon Steel
Data center development is surging to meet the needs of an increasingly digital world, enabling the global economy and powering everyday life. As such, solutions to decarbonize the highest impact elements of construction are needed now more than ever to meet the sustainability targets of corporate stakeholders and global economies. Steel, a foundational element in…
Inclusion at the heart of STACK EMEA
At the heart of every successful organization is a thriving, dynamic, and inclusive culture. At STACK, inclusion is one of the key pillars of our workplace ethos. We’re excited to share a new video that brings this ethos to life. We wanted to showcase how the STACK team has built an environment where everyone feels…
Advancing Cybersecurity in Data Centers: A Strategic Framework for the Digital Age
Data centers, the invisible scaffolding of the digital age, fuel the entirety of our digital economy. They power each and every one of the connections, transactions, and technical innovations we rely on every day. But as digital ecosystems expand, so too do the risks that threaten them. With cybercrime costs expected to exceed $10.5 trillion…
Breaker Button Window Guard Safety Device – 3D Print Design
This Breaker Button Window Guard Safety Device is engineered to prevent accidental breaker button door closures that could disrupt the power supply, ensuring that critical operations remain uninterrupted. The device integrates with various forms of existing infrastructure, providing a fail-safe mechanism that protects against unexpected power outages while enhancing overall system reliability. STACK has released…
A Modern Economy: Infrastructure, Regulation, and the Path Forward with AI
In the dynamic landscape of the modern economy, artificial intelligence (AI) is driving incredible leaps in innovation globally. And while today’s AI models are reshaping our world for the better, there is a global race for AI development and leadership. With the help of AI, we can increase early detection and diagnoses of diseases, optimize…
A Modern Economy: Transforming Data Center Cooling with Sustainable Water Solutions
Water is an essential and finite life resource that ensures the balance and resilience of our planet’s ecosystems. With the ever-increasing global demand for freshwater forecasted to exceed supply by 40% by 2030, communities across the world are racing to secure and optimize the use of precious potable water supplies. Simultaneously, the digital infrastructure industry…
A Modern Economy: An Energy Grid to Power the Digital World
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time and is driving the industrial and political landscape of the world. For decades, the U.S. has advanced efforts towards combatting climate change. Two key focus areas are the transition to clean energy generation for the electric grid and electrification of consumer items such…
Heating Up: Warmer Data Centers Ideal for Efficient Magnetic-Bearing Air-Cooled Chillers
Have you ever heard of Glasstron by Sony? Unless you are a real tech head, you probably have not. Released in 1996, the Glasstron was a portable head-mounted display with dual LCD screens and earphones. The technology at the time could not properly support the device, and by 1998, Sony released the last of the…
STACK’s Ongoing Commitment to Operational Emergency Response
Data centers are essential to supporting the technologies that are embedded in our daily lives. According to a recent Deloitte article, the average home has 22 connected devices ranging from smartphones, computers, and smart wearables, to vehicles, kitchen appliances, and TVs. These devices all require the processing and storage of data, which is done at…
Data Center Associations: A Clear, Consistent Voice
Industry associations play an important role in many sectors, but perhaps none more so than in the data center market. At a time when our work, capabilities, and requirements are increasingly recognized as fundamental to the digital economies and societies that governments and businesses are keen to foster, scrutiny is rightly focused on our operations.…