In the world of high-performance computing, every decision matters. As AI workloads, cloud adoption, and digital services expand at unprecedented rates, demand for scalable, efficient, and resilient data centers continues to accelerate. The DA2 data center in Dartford, Kent  offers a clear example of how next-generation facilities are being planned and delivered—and provides valuable lessons for future data center development projects. Scale and Power at the Core DA2 was desi