Data Centre Magazine December 2020 | Page 170

Eric Boonstra @ Iron Mountain
IRON MOUNTAIN DATA CENTERS
170 efficiency and sustainability for their racks in any of their data centers globally . “ We look at technologies where customers can replace six of their legacy racks in a data center with one that is far more efficient , where the energy is being tailored and used at the appropriate point where it needs to be . It makes it far easier for us to manage the air within the data center . So for us , it ’ s far more than just looking at the design of a data center ; it ’ s working with our customers to ensure that we ’ re deploying those energies in an efficient way .”
Going forward , Sharp sees IMDC adding cooling technologies , carbon scrubbing , and trying to get concessions with its customers where it can run its data centers at slightly higher temperatures , to its focus areas when it comes to sustainability . “ Our aim is to reduce our carbon emissions to get to a position where we are carbon neutral , initially , before we push for carbon negative where we take harmful greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere . We also want to look into the use of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and analytics when it comes to the design
Eric Boonstra @ Iron Mountain
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