NEWS
ABB survey finds 53 % of data centre professionals are considering power system upgrades
NEWS he events of 2020 rapidly accelerated a global ,
T cross-industry Digital Transformation , underscoring the mission-criticality of data centres as the backbone of
the world ’ s virtual economy . In fact , the data centre market is expected to grow by nearly 14 % in 2021 .
ABB Power Conversion – a global provider of comprehensive , end-to-end power solutions in mission-critical environments – has issued a new data report , Data Overload : Powering Data Centres in the New Normal , that explores the unprecedented demand on data centres in 2020 as well as long-term impacts that will shape data centre operations for years to come .
Not surprisingly , 96 % of data centre professionals surveyed reported that demand on their data centre increased in 2020 , which could indicate why 53 % of those surveyed are likely to consider power system upgrades to meet increased demand in the future .
“ The impact of COVID-19 fundamentally accelerated the concept of mission-critical . Overnight , businesses became even more reliant on the cloud to enable operations , processes and remote collaboration . This immediate transition would not have been possible without data centres backed by efficient and reliable power systems ,” said Jeff Schnitzer , President , ABB Power Conversion .
“ Power is the ultimate enabler . Not only for rapidly scaling data centre operations to meet exponential demand , but for energising the ongoing Digital Transformation that ’ s the beating heart of technology and smart societies of the future . And data centre power architectures are core components of this .”
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Solutions Group and EYP Mission Critical Facilities announce collaboration to tackle data centre sustainability
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L firms , i 3
Solutions Group and
EYP Mission Critical Facilities , have announced a collaboration to offer a response to the climate crisis through greenhouse gas ( GHG ) reduction initiatives for the data centre sector , including a practical roadmap of progressive GHG abatement for existing data centres and Net Zero GHG data centres by 2030 .
“ As a major consumer of electricity and therefore a contributor to global emissions , the data centre sector faces the prospect of regulation to reduce its impact on the planet ,” said Rick Einhorn , Co-founder and Co-managing Partner at EYPMCF . “ I ’ m pleased to announce this initiative by EYPMCF and i 3
Solutions Group which brings together a respected team of data centre MEP design engineers and operational consultants to offer thought leadership in data centre emissions and carbon reduction , efficiency and sustainability .”
Ed Ansett , Founder and Chairman of i 3 Solutions Group , said : “ While the future of data centre sustainability undoubtedly has a 100 % renewable face , we are a long way from that end point . However , there are opportunities for large data centre operators in hyperscale , wholesale , colocation and other sectors to engage in
GHG abatement . This requires a paradigm shift , but the good news is , we can evolve from a GHG intensive , inefficient infrastructure to a reduced or even Net Zero GHG asset with new revenuegenerating opportunities . For that to happen requires the inspiration of specialist data centre design and strategy .” ◊
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