Intelligent Data Centres Issue 46 | Page 49

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coming years , the stature will only grow . The UAE market will see a billion-dollar investment in data centres in the next couple of years . Market reports have predicted the global data centre market reaching ~ US $ 300 billion in the next five years . I won ’ t be surprised if they cross that mark much before that .

How far does building sustainability into the design phase impact the construction of a data centre facility and how can it be done ?

It is extremely important to factor in sustainability at the core of data centre design . The following things need to be considered : networks and increase in fibre count on backbone cables .

Can you tell us more about how fibre networks should be able to scale in line with a data centre ’ s capabilities ?

Larger content consumption , availability of cheap smartphones , government regulations mandating storage of sensitive data onshore and other aspects will require hyperscale and colocation data centre companies to have robust and economic fibre networks for inter and intra data centre connectivity . This will require the next generation fibre cables which are compact , provide higher optical bandwidth per unit cross section area and can be deployed and connected faster and more cheaply . Such cables will make use of technologies such as rollable ribbons , multi-core fibres , pre-terminated ends etc .

Cost pressure on data centre companies will force them to also use smaller components that use less power and also reduce the overall power used for cooling inside the data centres . Safety requirements will also mandate the use of certain types of cables . Optical fibre cable manufacturers will have to scale up their capabilities and capacities to provide compact and certified cables to cater to this market .

Can you discuss the level of investment in the UAE data centre space and how this compares to the global picture ?

With Smart City ambitions , businesses adopting cloud at a rapid pace and 5G becoming mainstream , the UAE is set to see massive investment in data centres . It is already being seen as one of the top destinations for data centres along with the likes of the US , Singapore , Japan , Sweden , Norway and Denmark . In the

• Make full use of energy efficiency features to help minimise idle state power consumption .

• Consider implementing highefficiency power and cooling infrastructure in your data centre . This includes transformer-less , modular UPSs run at high capacity , higher voltage equipment operation , close coupled in-row or overhead cooling , aisle containment , liquid-cooled rear door heat exchangers , full liquid immersion cooling and direct liquidto-chip cooling .

• Use products that limit carbon footprint : STL does Cycle Assessments ( LCA ) for 10 OF cable families and aims to cover 100 % of its portfolio by 2030 . Its Celesta cable reduces the overall plastic content while Aerial cables ( ADSS ) reduce the usage of harmful thermoplastic like Aramid yarns . �

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