Intelligent Data Centres Issue 39 | Page 35

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Being burdened with the responsibility of generating a sheer amount of power means data centre leaders have found themselves with no choice but to design and generate their facilities with sustainability top of mind . Here , Billy Durie , Global Sector Head for Data Centres at Aggreko , offers some best practice advice for data centre managers to prove their commitment to greener data centre practices and for reducing their facility ’ s environmental impact .

Commitment to greener operations critical to success of data centre sector

Pessimism arising from a recent survey of data centre owners and operators about the sector ’ s sustainability reaffirms the need for green practice at all phases of a facility ’ s lifetime , according to Aggreko .

The Uptime Institute ’ s recent questioning of 400 global stakeholders over the data centre sector ’ s sustainability has shown that only 38 % of respondents believe the industry ’ s environmental commitments had proven effective . Similarly , 45 % of respondents replied that they had led to few or no reductions in energy use , water use and greenhouse gas emissions .
Faced with these latest industry insights , Billy Durie , Global Sector Head for Data Centres at Aggreko , is suggesting that www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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