Artificial Intelligence continues to represent a new era of disruption for the data centre industry . Industry leaders are having to consider how they can design , or re-design , their facilities to suit the ‘ AI era ’ and keep up with enterprise demand .

Generative AI ( Gen AI ) in particular has gained significant attention in recent years due to its ability to create and transform new and original content . However , this has undoubtedly increased demand for data centre capacity and power , which will continue to impact the market moving further into 2024 and beyond .

With this in mind , Data Centre Magazine hears from some of the industry experts considering how Gen AI could continue to impact the sector in the near future .

Gen AI use in the data centre : A game changer ? It is no secret that AI continues to revolutionise data centre operations . As companies are confronted with rising demands , which will only increase again in 2024 , AI has been cited by industry leaders as a way to improve efficiencies and lower costs for businesses .

According to Sascha Giese , Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds , Gen AI can simplify the process of interacting with infrastructure and make it more accessible for IT professionals that may not know multiple programming languages .

“ That ’ s especially true when it ’ s tailored for voice commands ,” he says . “ Gen AI models can be trained to ‘ translate ’ spoken statements and enter commands into

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Artificial Intelligence continues to represent a new era of disruption for the data centre industry . Industry leaders are having to consider how they can design , or re-design , their facilities to suit the ‘ AI era ’ and keep up with enterprise demand .