Intelligent Data Centres Issue 30 | Page 67

OUR CHALLENGE AT THE MOMENT IS TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS THAT OUR CUSTOMERS REQUIRE AND TO BE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE THE QUANTITIES OF SYSTEMS THE BUSINESSES WILL NEED AS WE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC .
DEEP DIVE
What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in your industry ?
Edge Computing , which often includes AI capability , is becoming essential for many end markets that we engage with . AI is becoming a critical technology for many industries and one type of hardware for AI may not fill all scenarios , especially with the rapid growth of Edge locations that can have demanding environmental requirements . So , we have to be on the lookout for the latest technologies and integrate optimised CPUs and hardware accelerators while ensuring that our systems are ultra-reliable and power-efficient . Also , as I referred to earlier , a reduction in the greenhouse gases attributable to data centres needs to be addressed at many levels of the IT and data centre ‘ stack ’.
What are the region-specific challenges you encounter in your role ?
Supermicro sells systems worldwide . Our challenge at the moment is to obtain the necessary components that our customers require and to be able to manufacture the quantities of systems the businesses will need as we come out of the pandemic . In addition , a challenge is that not all regions of the world are coming out of the pandemic

OUR CHALLENGE AT THE MOMENT IS TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS THAT OUR CUSTOMERS REQUIRE AND TO BE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE THE QUANTITIES OF SYSTEMS THE BUSINESSES WILL NEED AS WE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC .

simultaneously , which means that demand for our products will vary by geography .
What changes to your job role have you seen in the last year and how do you see these developing in the coming months ?
The chip shortage is something that was not expected just 18 months ago . We continue to work closely with our suppliers and our sales team estimates . Also , as our workers come back to our facilities in the US , we do not see the same ability to do so in our other geographies just yet . ◊ www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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