Simone says.“ In an AI-driven world, trust isn’ t just about ethics – it’ s increasingly about geography and governance.”
In fact, research from Lenovo indicates that 88 % of IT decision-makers now view data sovereignty as a primary concern, while 99 % expect it to remain a critical factor over the next five years.
Redesigning the modern data centre The rise of AI workloads is forcing a complete rethink of data centre design, with traditional centralised facilities often unable to handle the intense power requirements of modern processors.
Power density is rising rapidly, putting immense pressure on energy efficiency. At the same time, latency – the delay before a transfer of data begins – must be kept to a minimum.
“ AI workloads are forcing a rethink of what‘ fit-for-purpose’ infrastructure actually means,” Simone emphasises.
“ Traditional, centralised data centres are struggling to keep up. The future points to AI-ready, hybrid and distributed designs that balance sovereignty, performance and sustainability.”
Simone points out that innovations like liquid cooling, modular builds and location-aware architectures can
26 March 2026