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THE STRATEGIC VIEW FOR IMPLEMENTING FUTURE-PROOF DATA CENTRE TRANSFORMATION
Yakov Danilevskiy , Vice President Strategy , Channels and Marketing , Schneider Electric , says the rapid emergence of AI workloads has proved a timely lesson for the broader consideration of future proofing data centres for the needs of tomorrow .
Digital infrastructure is developing at an accelerated pace due to demand , the impact of new technologies , and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and machine learning ( ML ).
Estimates from IDC indicate that in 2023 , enterprises worldwide spent $ 166 billion on AI solutions , covering software , hardware and services . However , the analyst has estimated growth of 27 % per year to $ 423 billion by 2027 .
Today , there are many more elements to consider encompassing speed , scalability , resilience and reliability , and the specific needs of AI and other future compute intensive workloads .
Strategic considerations
A data centre strategy must incorporate minimising operational costs , carbon footprint and overall environmental impact , even as it provides the essential facilities of reliability and resilience .
Data centre design used to be about providing a scalable capacity to meet demand that was cost effective , resilient and secure . Now AI demand is having specific impact on rack design , power density , and cooling , according to our research .
Energy security and resilience means greater use of renewable energy sources ( RES ) from the outset is critical , to include on-site generation . Wind , Solar photovoltaic ( PV ) and hydro are all being seen in various geographies , with other facilities such as battery energy
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