BSE|3D at Datacloud Global Congress 2026, Cannes: Connecting Global Data Centre Expertise

The BSE|3D team returned from a fantastic week at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, one of the data centre industry’s most prestigious annual gatherings. Our team represented BSE|3D across a packed programme of networking events and industry conversations, while catching up with familiar faces and forging new connections with key players from across the global market.

From the very first day, the energy at Datacloud was electric. The event brought together the brightest minds in data centre development, investment and operations.  

The conversations at Cannes reflected what the industry already knows: the global data centre market is on an extraordinary growth trajectory. The data centre solutions market is projected to reach USD 1.1 trillion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of nearly 20% https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/data-center-construction-market-232213604.html ,driven by the explosive rise of AI, cloud computing and digital infrastructure demand. Goldman Sachs Research expects data centre demand to grow by approximately 50% to 92 GW by 2027 https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/ai-to-drive-165-increase-in-data-center-power-demand-by-2030. The industry projections suggest global data centre capacity could triple by 2030, with AI workloads accounting for around 70% of that growth. The scale of investment required is staggering, data centres are expected to require $6.7 trillion in investment by 2030, representing the biggest infrastructure investment cycle in modern history. https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/ai-to-drive-165-increase-in-data-center-power-demand-by-2030

BSE|3D is well-positioned to support this wave of growth. With continued global expansion of our MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) engineering services for data centres and offices now operating in India, Spain, and Qatar.  As the data centre industry scales globally, BSE|3D is ready to design it.

Datacloud 2026 was a brilliant reminder of why events like this matter with the relationships, insights and opportunities that The relationships and opportunities forged in Cannes are what drive the industry forward.