companies to set up sites in a wide variety of new , ideally suited locations .
Areas such as these , “ where the environment for building a data centre is perfect , have had no reason to be connected with fibre until very recently ”. But , “ with the ever continuing fibre network expansions , more and more ideal locations for data centres are now appearing , even though some of the best locations are yet to be connected ”, comments Fridström .
Future-proofing the sector - the many routes to take Alongside adopting new , sustainable technologies , there ’ s also the question of defining and measuring the success of this broad term .
As Kevin Brown , the Senior Vice President of EcoStruxure Solutions at Schneider Electric , states , “ I believe most colocation providers are starting to realise they have two challenges to meet : one , become more mature in their own reporting to their stakeholders , and two , enable their customers to satisfy their own reporting needs .”
This challenge will be fuelled by the fact that customers will each have their own sustainability reporting methods , “ which will drive even more reporting from the provider ”, adds Brown .
To help data centres achieve the required transparency , companies like Schneider are providing colocation providers with consulting services to help define metrics and determine the best ways to report on them .
After all , sustainability isn ’ t a simple tick box criteria – by its very nature , it ’ s multifaceted , ever-changing and nuanced . datacentremagazine . com 87