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2026 Data Center Best Practices eBook

Writer: Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Aug 27
2 min read

CommScope’s Data Center business has published their annual Data Center Best Practices eBook, a collection of bespoke insights presented by the Data Center group’s most-respected experts.pter for a company rich in tradition


Commscope two employees in a data centre discussing the 2026 data centre trends

For the first time since joining the Amphenol family, CommScope’s Data Center business has published their annual Data Center Best Practices eBook, a collection of bespoke insights presented by the Data Center group’s most-respected experts.

Available for free on the CommScope® website, the 2026 eBook examines the trends, technologies and practices that are - or should be - at the top of every data center operator’s priority list. The big story of course is the incredible growth of AI applications, but the impact of this trend extends far beyond the hyperscale AI factories sprouting all over the world. Enterprise, multitenant and central office data centers are also feeling the effects of AI, not only as a product, but as a management utility. 

Each chapter is a standalone examination of the big questions, including:

  • How can data centers shave days or weeks off deployment schedules, just by their choice of cabling infrastructure - and how does shuffle architecture figure in?

  • How can data center interconnect (DCI) architecture help data centers to scale across and deal with the problem of electricity scarcity?

  • Can changes to the physical layer of your data center help you manage cooling more effectively and efficiently?

  • In the battle of network protocols, what are the advantages and limitations of Ethernet and Infiniband in growing data centers?

  • What kind of cabling strategies will help boost fiber density without letting complexity get out of hand?

  • As bandwidth keeps rising, how close are we really getting to the physical limitations of fiber-optic cabling?

The eBook’s six chapters are authored by four of CommScope’s most prominent thought leaders:

  • Earl Parsons, Director of Data Center Architecture Evolution

  • Alastair Waite, Senior Manager Market Development, Data Center

  • Ken Hall, Data Center Architect, NAR

  • Hans-Jürgen Niethammer, Market Development, Strategic Cloud Business EMEA/APAC

The Data Center business is excited to bring this collection of insights to our fast-evolving industry. The 2026 Data Center Best Practices eBook is now available for download here.




About CommScope Data Center Solutions

At the furthest frontiers of innovation, CommScope® Data Center Solutions is committed to helping our partners and customers think bigger, build better and evolve smarter in their AI, cloud, MTDC, enterprise and central office data center connectivity strategies. As the collaborative, go-to authority for high-density, low-latency fiber-optic infrastructure, CommScope Data Center Solutions helps the world’s networks scale up, scale out and scale across. With the global manufacturing capacity to meet customers’ ambitious growth, our innovative solutions help conquer network complexity, accelerate deployments and deliver long-term evolutionary performance. Together, we help operators stay ahead of evolving AI applications and increasing demands.



 
 
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