Intelligent Data Centres Issue 38 | Page 17

DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS

HOW 5G , IOT , AI / ML AND REMOTE WORK WILL CONTINUE PUSHING DATA CENTRES FORWARD IN 2022

Remote working has singlehandedly modernised the workspace for the foreseeable future as employees and employers alike adopt new technologies and approaches to keep things moving at the rate technology is progressing . Ehab Kanary , CommScope Infrastructure EMEA , Emerging Markets Sales VP , touches upon 5G , IoT , cloud migration , reliance on AI and ML , hybrid work and the move to 400 / 800 gigabit networks . We explore how these trends are impacting the data centre space .

In 2022 , we will see a continuation of last year ’ s trends impacting data centres , especially since the COVID pandemic and its consequences have continued to have a greater impact on our lives than we anticipated at the beginning of 2021 . All the trends we highlighted last year have taken place : we predicted that 5G rollouts would have an impact on the data centre – even as 4G investment remains relevant www . intelligentdatacentres . com

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