Data Centre Magazine August 2022 | Page 12

THE BRIEF

Compassionate and competent leaders have always inspired me to challenge the status quo and invite diverse perspectives

Supriya Iyer Director of Supply Chain and Commercial Operations , Google
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We will never ever become a corporate type of company with a high-street mentality

Silviu Catalin Balaci CTO , Evobits
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THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN COLOCATION

“ Taking immediate , sustainable action is now crucial to the future of the sector .”
If nothing is done to compensate for the sector ’ s rapid growth , the energy used by data centres will increase from 2.5 % of global energy consumption to between 8-10 % by 2030 .
Not only would this pose a huge hindrance to global sustainability targets , but it would quickly paint data centres as the villain ; the industry that consumers must oppose and brands have to justify working with .
Thankfully , there ’ s a wealth of pioneering sustainability initiatives out there , designed to help data centres curb this bleak prediction .
Industry experts at Schneider Electric , Kao Data and Arelion share their insights on this pressing topic , and recommend the solutions that data centres can adopt . Read more about this story on p . 78 �
12 August 2022