Land & Site · 11 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Data Center Site Selection in India: A 12-Point Checklist
Power, fiber and water drive most site decisions, but zoning, seismic risk and policy incentives decide whether a project is bankable.
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Cooling & Water · 27 Sept 2026 · 6 min
Liquid Cooling for AI Data Centers: What Indian Operators Need to Plan For
Air cooling tops out well below the densities that GPU clusters demand. Operators are redesigning halls around coolant distribution units.
Power & Energy · 9 Sept 2026 · 8 min
Open Access Power for Data Centers: How Procurement Works in India
Open access can cut energy cost and carbon intensity, but surcharges, banking rules and state regulations determine whether it pays.
Design & Engineering · 21 Aug 2026 · 5 min
Uptime Tier Certification in India: Design, Facility and Operations
Certification is a three-stage process. Most enterprise buyers now ask for at least a Tier III Constructed Facility award.
Approvals & Compliance · 4 Aug 2026 · 6 min
Approvals Timeline for a Data Center in India: From Land to Occupancy
Running approvals in parallel with design can save six months. Here is the sequence most projects follow.
Commissioning & Testing · 17 Jul 2026 · 5 min
Commissioning a Data Center: Levels 1 to 5 Explained
Skipping Level 5 integrated testing is the most common cause of early-life outages.