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Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact commits European cloud and data centre industry to ambitious sustainability action
ne year after the adoption of the
O European Green Deal , leading cloud infrastructure providers
and data centre operators have created the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact . Twenty-five companies and 17 associations have agreed to a Self Regulatory Initiative to make data centres in Europe climate neutral by 2030 . Companies joining the pact represent the most significant industry players in cloud infrastructure and data centres in Europe . This is a historic and unprecedented commitment by an industry to proactively lead the transition to a climate neutral economy .
Stefano Cecconi , Vice President of CISPE and CEO of Aruba S . p . A ., said : “ Both the energy efficiency and local selfproduced energy by using renewables
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are in line with Aruba ’ s view towards a sustainable future . In fact , through our very own photovoltaic solar panel systems and owned hydroelectric power plants , we ’ re already producing more green energy than what we actually need across our data centres . This enables a negative carbon footprint across all of our operations and allows us to support our activities and our customers ’ ones with zero impact on the environment . By choosing Climate Neutral Data centres , everyone can actively contribute to the future of our planet .”
Frans Timmermans , European Commission Executive Vice President for the European Green Deal , said : “ Today ’ s pledge from important parts of the data industry constitutes a promise to society and offers a welcome first step towards achieving our common ambitions for a smart and sustainable future .”
Uptime Institute announces industry ’ s first global data centre staffing forecast report
ptime Institute has announced
U the availability of its Global Data Centre Staffing Forecast
2021 – 2025 , the digital infrastructure industry ’ s first comprehensive forecast of workforce needs – by region , by data centre type and by staff minimum education requirements .
In every geographic region , data centre capacity is dramatically expanding in a build-out of historic proportions . That requires people – to design , build and operate data centres . The availability ( or lack ) of specialist staff will be an increasing concern for all types of data centres , from mega-growth hyperscales to small , private enterprise facilities . By quantifying demand , this research will help raise awareness of the strong employment opportunities for job seekers and give employers , education institutions and governments a way to measure the need for investment in workforce training and education .
Data centre staff requirements are forecast to grow globally from about 2 million full-time employees in 2019 to nearly 2.3 million by 2025 . Most demand is expected in the Asia-Pacific region , followed by North America , Europe , Middle East and Africa . “ This study helps us as an industry better understand the size and scope of the staffing challenge ,” said Rhonda Ascierto , Vice President of Research , Uptime Institute . “ It is also a quantitative assessment of the long-term career opportunities available . This is a fast-growing and dynamic industry – and we need people from all backgrounds , all over the world .”
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