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The Ultimate Guide to Hyperscale

A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Hyperscale.

What to know about Hyperscale

Hyperscale refers to the large-scale data center environments and cloud infrastructure that support massive volumes of data and computing demands for today’s digital services. These environments power public cloud providers, hyperscale data centers, and supporting technology ecosystems that drive everything from artificial intelligence to global online services.

Readers exploring Hyperscale will find insights into the rapid expansion of data center campuses, innovations in cooling and energy efficiency, groundbreaking networking and storage technologies, and collaborations among major cloud and data infrastructure companies. The evolution and expansion of hyperscale compute dockets present opportunities and challenges around cost optimization, sustainability, security, and operational scalability, all discussed in the associated stories.

By following developments tagged with Hyperscale, readers stay informed on technological advances, industry partnerships, and market movements shaping the backbone of cloud computing and enterprise IT infrastructure. This knowledge is essential for understanding how the digital world is supported at scale and what future trends will influence the delivery of cloud services and data center capabilities.

Irish Hyperscale News

Regional stories with direct local relevance

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Research and market analysis connected to Hyperscale

Expert Columns

Interviews

Interviews and video coverage from the network

Recent Hyperscale News

TechDay expands into Ireland with eight new technology news sites
Trends & Predictions

TechDay expands into Ireland with eight new technology news sites

TechDay launches eight specialist technology news sites in Ireland, targeting sectors from cybersecurity to telecoms as part of its international growth.

Thu, 5th Mar 2026

Equinix to invest USD $700 million in Dundalk plant
IT Industry

Equinix to invest USD $700 million in Dundalk plant

Equinix will invest up to USD $700 million in a new Dundalk plant with Hanley Energy, promising hundreds of skilled jobs and faster kit supply.

Fri, 27th Feb 2026

Irish firms say AI adoption hit by talent shortages
Data Protection

Irish firms say AI adoption hit by talent shortages

Irish firms say skills shortages, not tech, are throttling AI rollout, forcing sweeping job redesign and major investment in training.

Wed, 25th Feb 2026

Nvidia delivers first Vera CPUs to Anthropic & OpenAI
Semiconductors

Nvidia delivers first Vera CPUs to Anthropic & OpenAI

Oracle's planned rollout from 2026 signals the chip could become a core part of AI infrastructure, not just a niche test system.

Today

WD unveils post-quantum hard drives for enterprise
IT Department

WD unveils post-quantum hard drives for enterprise

Hyperscale customers are already testing hard drives designed to keep firmware and device trust intact as quantum computing threats grow.

Yesterday

Crestchic expands into Sweden to serve Nordic demand
DataCentre infrastructure

Crestchic expands into Sweden to serve Nordic demand

Rising Nordic data centre demand is pushing suppliers closer to customers, with Crestchic opening a Swedish base and expanding UK production.

2 days ago

Acronis launches Cyber Frame for service providers
OpenStack

Acronis launches Cyber Frame for service providers

Service providers facing rising cloud bills and data residency demands now have a packaged alternative for infrastructure and protection services.

Last week

AWS deepens SAP ties with new AI & migration tools
Contact Centre

AWS deepens SAP ties with new AI & migration tools

Customers could move SAP workloads to AWS in days rather than weeks, as new integrations aim to cut migration time and expand AI use.

Last week

10ZiG, Parallels expand partnership for hybrid work
Cloud Services

10ZiG, Parallels expand partnership for hybrid work

10ZiG and Parallels broaden partnership to offer secure virtual applications and desktops for hybrid work, cutting endpoint costs and complexity.

Last week

Synology launches all-flash storage systems for enterprises
Virtualisation

Synology launches all-flash storage systems for enterprises

Synology unveils FS6420 and FS3420 all-flash storage systems to boost on-premises enterprise workloads with faster IOPS and resilient connectivity.

This month

Anthropic signs SpaceX compute deal, boosts Claude limits
Sustainability

Anthropic signs SpaceX compute deal, boosts Claude limits

More Claude Code users will get longer sessions as Anthropic taps SpaceX data-centre capacity to ease compute bottlenecks.

This month

Skeleton raises €33m ahead of US IPO plans in 2027
Energy efficient

Skeleton raises €33m ahead of US IPO plans in 2027

Rising power constraints at AI data centres are driving demand for Skeleton’s storage systems as it gears up for a US listing in 2027.

This month

Megaport launches built-in DDoS protection for network
Firewalls

Megaport launches built-in DDoS protection for network

Customers can block attacks without rerouting traffic, as Megaport adds in-network DDoS filtering to its internet connectivity service.

This month

Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud
Virtualisation

Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud

Enterprises running AI across multiple sites may cut latency and costs as the partners link cloud, edge hardware and Kubernetes management.

This month

Object First launches Fleet Manager for backup estates
Cloud Services

Object First launches Fleet Manager for backup estates

The free cloud service gives Veeam users and service providers a single view of scattered backup clusters as ransomware risk grows.

This month

Everywhen warns AI use is straining energy & water
Marketing Technologies

Everywhen warns AI use is straining energy & water

Heavy AI usage could soon squeeze power grids and water supplies as queries multiply across business and everyday search.

This month

AWS previews Bedrock AgentCore payments for AI agents
Crypto

AWS previews Bedrock AgentCore payments for AI agents

Developers can now let AI agents pay for paid content and services in real time, with US East, US West, Europe and Asia Pacific support.

This month

AMD launches Instinct MI350P PCIe card for AI inference
Data Protection

AMD launches Instinct MI350P PCIe card for AI inference

Enterprises can add AI inference to standard air-cooled servers without major rack or power upgrades, AMD says.

This month

IREN signs GBP £3.4 billion AI cloud deal with NVIDIA
Financial results

IREN signs GBP £3.4 billion AI cloud deal with NVIDIA

The miner-to-cloud shift gained momentum as IREN boosted contracted AI revenue and set out a wider 5GW expansion with NVIDIA.

This month

Dell adds AMD Instinct MI350P support for AI servers
Hybrid Cloud

Dell adds AMD Instinct MI350P support for AI servers

Businesses can add higher-density AI capacity in existing data centres without a redesign as Dell brings AMD Instinct MI350P GPUs to its servers.

This month

Job Moves