The Data Centre MRO Gap and the Cost of Downtime

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Episode Summary: 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. Hosted by RS UK & Ireland, this episode brings together the expertise of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and the Data Centre Alliance (DCA) for an essential conversation on business-critical issues in the sector that aren't discussed nearly enough: • What happens when a data centre moves from construction into live operation • Why handover is such a critical moment • And how operators, procurement team