Oleg Kim, director of Axoft, states that the departure of foreign cloud providers has caused a critical shortage of compute capacity in Russia, highlighting the increasing demand for domestic datacentres.
The new site forms part of National Grid's upgrade to its transmission network to meet growing demand for electricity, ensuring it can continue to support the growth of new sectors, such as datacentres.
The UK government is accelerating datacentre construction, reclassifying them as critical national infrastructure, signaling strong support for the sector's growth and economic benefit.