Autumn Stanish Director Analyist
One of the key areas where operators are investing is advanced power and cooling solutions. Currently, Autumn says about 40 % of greenhouse gas emissions are produced by cooling or heating systems within a data centre.
“ Technologies like direct-to-chip and immersion liquid cooling are being deployed to meet higher energy density requirements,” she highlights.“ Focusing on direct-to-chip cooling will become one of the biggest drivers towards the sustainable data centre moving forward.”
The opportunity of innovation The role of data centre operators is evolving in light of this digital transformation, with Autumn suggesting it will become even more strategic.
“ With the integration of AI, many traditional tasks are becoming automated, meaning data centre professionals focus more on higher-level responsibilities,” she notes.“ As a result, they’ re having to increase their understanding of AI technologies and data analytics because it enables them to interpret complex data outputs and make informed decisions that drive towards business objectives.”
With this in mind, conversation surrounding the need to open up new opportunities for women within the data centre industry is getting louder. Autumn explains that women bring a fresh perspective to the data centre industry simply because they often don’ t follow the traditional career path into it.
“ Women added into data centre teams operate in a way that is different from what we see in the traditional industry,” she elaborates.“ So, we encourage the industry to think about how they can remove the rigidity of what has always been considered the necessary skills to be in the data centre.
“ AI is transforming the role of what the data centre is and how we react to it and with it and within it. As a result, the skills we’ re adapting to are brand new. Bringing new people in might unlock new ideas and new ways of operating.
“ Women, we’ ve noticed, have a really good impact on business overall.”
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