DCD Connect | Southern Europe is one of the most influential events in the region's data centre calendar. It brings together operators, developers, investors and supply chain specialists focused on the future of data centre infrastructure across Iberia and Southern Europe.
This year's event reflected the continued pace of growth across the region. Conversations centred on delivering capacity faster while managing increasing power density, rising cooling requirements and pressure on resources. There was also strong interest in how suppliers like Tate can demonstrate manufacturing capability, integration expertise and the practical value of pre-integrated, modular solutions.
How Does Tate Support Faster Data Centre Delivery?
While Tate has traditionally been recognised in Iberia for structural ceiling systems, DCD Madrid was an important opportunity to reinforce our evolution into a turnkey infrastructure partner; one with genuine global reach and significant manufacturing capacity.
We talked to industry partners about the value of our factory-built, integrated systems, particularly Konnect, and how modularity can reduce installation complexity and support demanding deployment schedules.
Visitors wanted to know how quickly pre-integrated systems can be deployed and what they can support in terms of density, energy performance and liquid cooling compatibility.
They also wanted to understand Tate's manufacturing capability and ability to support delivery at scale across multiple regions, including Iberia and the Middle East.
Modularisation & MEP integration
One clear message from the market was that these pressures are increasing demand for suppliers who can manage wider infrastructure delivery, not just supply individual product packages.
To this end, Tate’s factory-built system, Konnect, generated a lot of interest throughout the event. It integrates power, liquid cooling manifolds, connectivity, air handling and commissioning services within a single coordinated solution.
For project teams working with limited internal resource this system allows them to compress installation timelines and have a single point of contact/responsibility.
Liquid cooling and infrastructure readiness
Liquid cooling was, not surprisingly, one of the dominant themes at DCD Madrid, driven by AI workloads which are continuing to push up rack density and reshape infrastructure design.
The rapid adoption of AI solutions across the world means that operators are now treating liquid cooling as a mainstream planning requirement.
There was particular interest in Tate's position as a market-leading supplier of liquid cooling infrastructure, including pipework and manifolds.
Procuring fully compatible systems within pre-integrated infrastructure is increasingly seen as essential to the development process.
Ongoing direction
The Iberian region is expanding quickly, and operators are looking for partners who can keep pace across multiple projects and global locations.
Tate's manufacturing expertise and international reach positions us well within industry sector which is growing rapidly.
Demand for our turnkey solutions to help simplify project development and deliver against evolving cooling strategies is only growing.
DCD Madrid reinforced the strength of our existing relationships across Iberia while opening new conversations with procurement teams, architects and developers involved in major infrastructure projects.
A shift in our market position, from being known for structural ceilings to being recognised as a full infrastructure partner, is well underway, and the response we are getting from partners suggests we are making that case effectively.
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