THE DATA CENTRE INTERVIEW

and ensure they approach the market with a clear sense of the capacity they need today and tomorrow. This means we can identify and secure space to meet client needs in any capacity and to any requirements.

“ We continue to advise our clients to combine objectives from their data centre, real estate and digital transformation strategies to give a powerful and multi-faceted approach to their own capacity requirements too, further improving the accuracy of the planning work and timely provision of space.”

Advancing sustainability to strengthen the data centre market As the world comes to rely on data centres even more, surging AI and connectivity demands are putting pressures on operators to keep emissions from rising. From supply chains, to building materials, to cooling systems, integrating sustainability into a data centre is no small task. However, new ways to support environmental responsibility are emerging, as data centres seek to balance innovation with sustainability.

“ Meeting these sustainability regulatory requirements is a minimum and meeting voluntary commitments such as the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact’ s ambitions are becoming‘ table stakes’,” Catriona explains.“ This means that increasingly striving for an edge in this area is becoming a key innovation driver in the industry.”

Throughout the industry, effort is currently being put into seeing what design advances can achieve, alongside harnessing the expertise of specialist third parties to drive sustainable progress. With these initiatives picking up, data centre operators could be poised to become more competitive and green simultaneously.

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