Data Centre Magazine August 2022 | Page 5

“ Future-proofing the sector means nothing less than preparing for ongoing demand surges , gearing ourselves up for the new requirements of smart cities , and attaining the highest possible sustainability standards ”

FOREWORD Data centres ’ place in the smart cities of the future

In this Data Centre Digital , we explore : the rise of 5G and the IoT , alongside the impact that this will have on the data centre industry at large ; AI , ML and SaaS with Evobits ; and how Google is using digital transformation within its supply chain
“ Future-proofing the sector means nothing less than preparing for ongoing demand surges , gearing ourselves up for the new requirements of smart cities , and attaining the highest possible sustainability standards ”
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Hello Data Centre Magazine readers .
First off , I ’ m delighted to have joined the Data Centre team as Editor . It ’ s an immense pleasure to be working on such a well-connected , well-respected industry publication .
At DC HQ , we ’ re currently celebrating hitting 18,000 followers on our LinkedIn – in less than 2 years , we reckon that ’ s pretty good going !
In this issue , we explore the rise of 5G and the IoT , homing in on the ways that this will shape data centre services over the next few years .
Naturally , ensuring consistent cybersecurity standards will be a topic of paramount importance , as the nature of cyberattacks – and , indeed , the nature of the data itself – evolve .
We also discuss the role that the hybrid cloud , edge data centres , micro data centres and IoT security will have in bringing about the envisioned smart cities of the future .
Thankfully , the industry ’ s no stranger to rapid growth .
JOSEPHINE WALBANK josephine . walbank @ bizclikmedia . com
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