EDITOR ’ S QUESTION
WHAT DOES THE DATA CENTRE LANDSCAPE LOOK LIKE FOR THE YEAR AHEAD ?
olex , a global
M electronics leader and connectivity innovator , has offered its 2023 industry predictions fuelled by the increased investment in applications using realtime data to propel major advancements across automotive , consumer devices , data centre and connected healthcare markets . The emergence of powerful applications , such as Artificial Intelligence , AR / VR , digital twins , sensors and Machine Learning , benefit from connected data to deliver unprecedented customer value , starting with product design and ideation and extending to supply chain intelligence , advanced manufacturing and fulfilment .
“ The collection of rich data has produced initial waves of highlyintelligent , specific applications that are transforming entire industry segments while creating a glut of information that causes bandwidth and latency issues ,” said Lily Yeung , VP at Molex Ventures . “ As more applications for AI , AR / VR and IoT sensors emerge , we expect pressure for faster cloud computing speeds and Edge Computing solutions that move data processing and computational storage closer to the edge of highspeed networks . Additionally , we see a continued push for 5G , diagnostic wearables and electrification , which will contribute to ever-increasing amounts of data that must be collected , calibrated and shared across a multitude of smart devices and platforms .”
Molex also forecasts a rise in crossfunctional data collection to support integrated demand planning and endto-end supply chain visibility across the electronics ecosystem . Integrated risk insights will boost logistics visibility , recovery and transportation while digital twins will play a major role in improving supply chain visibility , agility and performance . The data centre specific trends , among others , will accelerate the pace of market-specific innovations in 2023 , including :
Data centre investments will continue to focus on processing speed and capacity
• An insatiable appetite for computational processing speed and storage capacity continues – The explosion of IoT and applications for consumer and business sectors will create a major macro trend for more robust compute and storage capabilities .
• Edge Computing will grab the largest share of investments – The migration towards Extended Reality ( XR ) will move data processing to the edge , allowing inferencing to
WE SEE A CONTINUED PUSH FOR 5G , DIAGNOSTIC WEARABLES AND ELECTRIFICATION , WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EVER-INCREASING AMOUNTS OF DATA THAT MUST BE COLLECTED , CALIBRATED AND SHARED ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF SMART DEVICES AND PLATFORMS .
happen more in real time to match performance expectations .
Industry experts offer their insights into what they think the data centre industry will look like in 2023 . www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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