Tim Anker of Colo-XIn case you missed it, the Financial Times sought my insight and opinions for their piece questionning the government’s employment projections in relation to an incease in ‘AI Growth Zones’.


As I pointed, it’s probably the wrong approach to simply take existing employment ratios from small-scale, retail-focussed colocation data centres (with lots of small users and a broad spread of services) and assume the same staffing levels apply to large, hyperscale sites servicing the needs of one user.

Read the full article to learn more.

I will be discussing the impact of AI Growth Zones and other opportunities away from London with a panel at Platform Markets Group’s Platform UK event in London on 25 February.

The panel includes Mark Wilson from ILI Group; Sam Matthew from Greystoke; John Duncan FITP, CF from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority; and Jamie Shaw-Stewart, the Head of Silicon Sands.

It should prove a timely and well-informed discussion.

If you’re interested in attending, learn more and register at platform-markets.com/uk. If you would like a useful 10% discount on the Platform UK ticket price, message me first and I’ll share a discount code with you.

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