challenges it faces in the process . “ Extreme weather as a result of climate change and instability can pose different challenges to data centre operators ,” explains Billy Durie , global sector head of the data centre unit at temporary power and cooling solutions provider Aggreko .
In an interview with Data Centre Magazine , Durie explains that extreme weather as the result of climate change is putting increased pressure on data centre operators . “ Rising temperatures are putting strain on cooling infrastructure within data centres , particularly now free cooling is more common ,” he notes . “ As ambient temperatures rise to a point where fresh air from around the data centre is too warm to cool the facility , data centre operators have to bring in supplementary temporary cooling to avoid outage . If climate change continues to worsen , the facilities that may not have had concerns around the limitations of free cooling , now must consider planning for warmer summers .” He adds that , as other symptoms of climate change like wildfires , hurricanes , tornados and freak storms
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