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These partnerships allow Huawei to offer comprehensive , end-to-end solutions that address all aspects of data centre design , construction and operation . By leveraging the expertise of various specialists , the company can deliver more innovative and efficient solutions than would be possible working in isolation . One key partnership highlighted by Sanjay is with Cummins , a leading manufacturer of power generation equipment . This collaboration focuses on developing more sustainable backup power solutions for data centres .
“ Cummins has been a key strategic partner to Huawei for our data centre business and they offer a wide range of back-up power systems across multiple countries ,” says Sanjay . “ Like Huawei , they are well adapted and positioned to offer life-cycle services to ensure availability of the back-up power generators .
“ We have also been exploring with Cummins alternate fuel back-up power generators to provide solutions that would help reduce operational carbon footprint .”
Future trends : The road ahead Looking to the future , Sanjay anticipates several key trends that will shape the data centre industry in the coming years .
“ Alternate energy sources will be required to cater to the huge demand , resulting in more investments for new energy sources including small modular reactors ( SMRs ),” he predicts , reflecting the growing need for reliable , scalable and low-carbon energy sources to power the expanding data centre industry .
Sanjay also expects to see more stringent regulations around data centre energy and water consumption , as well as carbon emissions , which will likely drive further innovations in efficiency and sustainability .
“ Increased embedded AI will also increase rack density in cloud and edge for inferencing ,” Sanjay notes , in a trend which will continue to push the boundaries of cooling and power distribution technologies . He also anticipates the establishment of data centre zones to better facilitate circular energy principles including heat capture and heat re-use : a concept which envisions purpose-built areas where data centres can be clustered to maximise energy efficiency and enable large-scale heat reuse schemes .
As the data centre industry continues to evolve , companies like Huawei Digital Power are at the forefront of developing the technologies and strategies needed to meet the dual challenges of explosive growth and environmental sustainability .
“ The next 12-18 months will be characterised by massive demand for data centre infrastructure and thus power demand ,” Sanjay concludes . “ There will be expectations to build faster , greener and more reliable / available data centers . We anticipate standardisation work for liquid cooled cabinets and 100-200KW per cabinet . And we also expect to see new power and cooling architectures from chip to cabinet to building to campus to handle the scale and flexibility of these ultradense data centres .”
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