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HOW REGIONAL DATA CENTRES CAN MANAGE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES
Data centres require enormous power to run their infrastructure, contributing to substantial emissions. As data demands rise, the energy footprint of data centres is growing, which also leads to higher emissions. In the Middle East, where many countries already face high energy demands due to climate conditions, addressing sustainability challenges requires localised solutions. Neil McRae at Juniper Networks suggests best practices for regional enterprises.
The proliferation of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, AI with its unprecedented data workloads, is driving up data centre power usage. In the Middle East, the data centre market is expected to double by 2030, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia at the forefront of the GCC data centre development plans. This, coupled with the general volume increase of data now being produced, puts sustainability at the heart of data centre operations across the region.
It is no secret that data centres require enormous continuous power to run their infrastructure, contributing to substantial emissions. As data demands rise, the energy footprint of data centres is growing,
We are seeing organisations build their data centres in colder climates such as Scandinavia to reduce cooling needs naturally.
which also leads to higher emissions. In the Middle East, where many countries already face high energy demands due to climate conditions, addressing sustainability challenges requires localised solutions.
Data centres must therefore take a more proactive and innovative approach to achieving better sustainability. For example, using tools and technologies to better
Neil McRae, Chief Network Strategist, Juniper Networks
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