DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS
PLANNING FOR
MIDDLE EAST
DATA CENTRES OF
TOMORROW
Data volumes globally
are expected to increase
from the 40 zettabytes
recorded in 2019 to 180
zettabytes by 2025.
Sanjay Kumar Sainani,
SVP and CTO of Huawei
Global Data Centre
Facility Business, explains
how data centres can be
prepared to meet this
future demand.
Data is an increasingly important
commodity in the new economy.
Data networks are becoming
more essential as nations seek deeper
co-operation and businesses seek more
collaboration, especially during the current
testing times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Data volumes globally are expected to
increase from the 40 zettabytes recorded
in 2019 to 180 zettabytes by 2025 –
representing growth of more than 400%.
Data centres will be at the heart of this
boom. Ensuring data centres are fully
prepared to meet the future demand is
a critical endeavour to support the new
digital economy.
As such, data centres have undergone
massive growth and discernible
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