35 to develop micro-grid technologies to support their power consumption needs .
Data centre operators will be able to “ use a greater variety of energy sources to provide power and resiliency for their sites , including hydro gen fuel cells and even on-site renewables ,” Donoghue explained .
Andreas Limpak , director of solutions engineering at NetApp , how ever , doesn ’ t see the relationship between hyperscalers and sustainability . “ The hyperscale market will likely not become a poster child for sustainable processes , because of the sheer amount of resources it requires to operate successfully ,” he told Data Centre Magazine in a recent interview . “ However , the chance to streamline , do away with overprovisioning , test and reduce resource-intensive churn , and deliver resources only when and where needed at the right level – are all factors democratised by the public cloud that help make IT more sustainable .”
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