# The end is nigh: Are datacentre operators prepared for a potential no-deal Brexit?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-end-is-nigh-are-datacentre-operators-prepared-for-a-potential-no-deal-brexit/
- Published: 2020-12-04T09:45:31-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image: Delphotostock – Fotolia. Article by Fleur Doidge. Datacentre operations are resilient and forward-thinking by nature, yet pitfalls and cost impacts are looming large with a potential no-deal Brexit on the horizon The ongoing soap opera from the UK government aside, the post-Brexit transition conditions for datacentre operators remain in dire need of clarification if businesses are to prepare in time for 1 January 2021. Especially if, as seems likely, a no-deal – or, at best, a bare-bones agreement – is on the cards. John Booth, managing director of consultancy Carbon3IT, confirms he is hearing of longer supply chains and lead times. During Covid, inventory has been subject to short delays – and backlogs might build up partly as a result of socially distanced factories producing less. […] Click here to view original web page at www.computerweekly.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio