TECHNOLOGY
Italy is emerging as a key Tier II European data centre hub . Through innovative cooling , software and renewable technologies , operators are reaching new levels of resilience , efficiency and sustainability – and with that , they are flocking to the north of the country where the future of air and liquid cooling beckons .
As explained by Silvia Olchini , Schneider Electric ’ s Vice President of the Secure Power Business Unit in Italy , the Italian data centre market is one of fastest growing in Western Europe , accelerated by digital transformation with data centres at the heart of it . The increase comes from the surge in demand of Italian enterprises . Research and Markets ’ Italy Data Center Market Analysis & Opportunities Report 2022-2023 & 2028 predicts that the Italian data centre market is expected to reach a value of US $ 3.65 billion by 2028 , up from US $ 3.01bn in 2022 , growing at a CAGR of 3.29 % during 2022 to 2028 . It also forecasts that cloud in Italy is estimated to generate revenues of € 6bn ( US $ 6.4bn ) in 2023 alone .
Inside Schneider Electric ’ s Cooling
Hub in Conselve , Italy
Northern Italy : A hub of data centre growth and future-centric practices Schneider Electric ’ s technology stack sits not only in the data centre world or within IT infrastructure , but in power distribution , building controls , and industrial automation , shares Marc Garner , Senior Vice President of Secure Power Europe . As a leader in the ever-changing and ever-growing data centre market , the French multinational Fortune Global 500 company works to provide significant value in the design phase , build phase , operation and maintain phase – some of this directly from its Cooling Hub in Conselve , 25 miles outside of Venice .
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