The thought of plunging a server rack into a vat of boiling liquid is likely to send most IT professionals into a fit of discomfort, yet this is exactly what Microsoft has been doing as it works to find new ways of keeping hardware cool.
Global investment in data centre infrastructure is expected to surge past US$26 billion by 2025, driven by rampant data creation and pent-up demand.
Major cloud providers are having trouble getting basic components for new data centres so they've put off some construction plans.
Oracle has added new cloud computing data centres in five countries and aims to have them in 36 locations by the end of 2020.
Dell EMC topped the global server shipment market for the three months ending March, beating the likes of HPE, Lenovo and IBM.
