{"id":55373,"date":"2025-02-11T09:52:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T09:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=55373"},"modified":"2025-02-11T09:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T09:52:36","slug":"uk-manufacturer-wins-funding-to-develop-critical-data-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-manufacturer-wins-funding-to-develop-critical-data-centres\/55373\/","title":{"rendered":"UK manufacturer wins funding to develop critical data centres"},"content":{"rendered":"

A manufacturer from Northumberland is taking on new business to develop important data centres after securing the support of UK Export Finance (UKEF) and Santander UK.<\/h2>\n

Salem Tube has traded since 1992 and traditionally served the energy sector, but it is taking on more and more orders from developers of data centres.<\/p>\n

As the market for AI and cloud data storage grows rapidly, Salem has been taking on more and more contracts in this area.<\/p>\n

Why are data centres so important as technology evolves?<\/h3>\n

Data centres centralise an organisation\u2019s IT operations and equipment for the purposes of storing, processing and disseminating data and applications.<\/p>\n

Because they house the most critical and proprietary assets, data centres are vital to the continuity of daily operations.<\/p>\n

Today, there are reportedly more than 7 million worldwide. The majority of business and government entities build and maintain their own or have access to someone else’s if not both, models.<\/p>\n

Data centres provide several applications and services, including:<\/p>\n