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9 March 2026Insurance

Data centre labour crunch exposed by Middle East conflict

Data centres are no longer just humming boxes in the suburbs, they are now part of civilian infrastructure that can be squarely in the crosshairs during conflict, and the race to build them is hitting a wall not of capital, land or energy, but skilled labour. 

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