With the data centre sector continuing to act as custodian for the world ’ s exponentially growing reserves of valuable data , we caught up with Fredrik Forslund , Vice President of cloud and data centre erasure solutions at Blancco and a director of the International Dat a Sanitisation Consortium ( IDSC ), for his expert insights into the year ahead .
» WHAT ARE THE THREE BIGGEST DATA CENTRE TRENDS YOU ’ RE SEEING ON THE HORIZON FOR 2022 ?
First , the Global chip shortage . The pandemic continues to wreak havoc , causing product shortages and supply chain slowdowns .
In addition , a global semiconductor shortage has impacted nearly every product that requires sensors , including cars , PCs , tablets and games consoles . Industry experts predict the chip shortage is anticipated to continue well into 2022 , which will cause prices to rise . We believe the companies that are struggling with replacing end-of-life equipment will find creative workarounds to alleviate the challenges caused
“ NO MATTER IF IT ' S A PRIVATE , HYBRID OR PUBLIC CLOUD DATA CENTRE , NO DATA SHOULD EVER LEAVE A DATA CENTRE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ”
by shortages , including purchasing used or remanufactured equipment and / or extending the life of existing devices with hardware warranties .
We expect that , as enterprises look to employ more sustainable models , this chip shortage will act as a catalyst for greater circular economy engagement in 2022 .
In 2021 , we saw companies turning to different asset classes , such as Chromebooks , to replace older equipment . We anticipate this will continue next year . We also predict more organisations will consider moving a larger percentage of their workloads to the cloud and leverage newer solutions such as virtual desktops ( VDI ) which allows users to run PCs in the cloud .
» VERY INTERESTING . WHAT ELSE ? Well , it ’ s obvious that data centres will remain the core of any infrastructure : Although we start seeing more data , apps or users
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