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Data centers<\/a> are no longer simply technological infrastructure. They are strategic assets that underpin the digital economy, artificial intelligence and the essential services on which our society relies.<\/p>\n

This was one of the key reflections shared during the breakfast session \u201cDigital Resilience: Data Center Governance from the Boardroom\u201d, organised by Chapter Zero Spain and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Spain.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Enrique Crespo Moreno, Data Center Site Manager at MERLIN Edged Data Centers<\/a>, took part in the session alongside Emilio D\u00edaz, President of SPAINDC, and Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Mourenza D\u00edaz, Energy Counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.<\/p>\n

The session was moderated by Jesus L\u00f3pez Fidalgo, Director of the Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Navarra.<\/p>\n

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\"Jos\u00e9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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