3BL CSR Wire
Summary
Amid the push to net zero, data centers are coming under increasing scrutiny. With a reputation as energy devouring carbon culprits, these facilities are firmly in the sights of environmental groups and governments—but they actually have a vital role to play in the green revolution.
The World Economic Forum suggests that around 60% of global gross domestic product is now somehow digital, putting data centers firmly at the heart of economic growth for the foreseeable future. As unstoppable digitalization accelerates worldwide, there are now as many data centers planned as already exist—and that’s before powerful trends like artificial intelligence have fully impacted the market. Indeed, entire regions like the Middle East are beginning to refocus from an oil-based to a digital-based economy, which can only be a good thing.
From our customer conversations, sustainability is now one of the core imperatives for data center operators alongside speed and cost. We have a broad range of products and services that are supporting this push, for example optimizing energy efficiency or enabling local renewable generation.
Emerging technology trends will only accelerate this process—for instance, switching to hydrogen rather than diesel for back up power, or enabling more efficient cooling. Over the coming years, these innovations will further drive down data center costs, energy consumption and carbon emissions.
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