
The Data Centre MRO Gap and the Cost of Downtime
Why Data Centres Need to Move from a Build Mindset to a Lifecycle Mindset
<p>The UK is now home to more than 520 data centres, with continued growth driven by demand for AI. While planning and energy grid capacity dominate the conversation, maintenance, repair and operations procurement (MRO) - the work that keeps facilities running once they go live - is talked about far less. Yet when a data centre goes down, the impact is immediate: downtime cost, reputational damage, operational disruption, and a strain on already limited engineering resources.</p><p> </p><p>Hosted by RS UK & Ireland, this episode brings together the expertise of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and t...

