Intelligent Data Centres Issue 49 | Page 17

DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS

THE DATA CENTRE CHALLENGE BEHIND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Cadence has released the findings of its market research which explores the challenges data centres are facing due to Digital Transformation . We take an in-depth look at the results .

Digital Transformation has reached a turning point . Businesses have now added so many new applications and need so much data consistently available , that accessing sufficient capacity in data centres is becoming a challenge .

Cadence ( Future Facilities is now Cadence ) conducted market research , interviewing over 750 technical practitioners and digital strategists to investigate some of the sector ’ s most pressing trends . This encompasses small , mid-sized and large companies across a range of sectors , including Software / Technology , Financial Services , Government , Manufacturing and Healthcare .
Data centres : The heartland of business transformation
Digital Transformation was inevitable for all businesses , but various factors – most notably the pandemic – accelerated plans for organisations across the board over the last few years . As it is such a critical part of so many businesses ’ strategies , it is unsurprising that their main reasons can be boiled down to three main points :
• To enable the business to work faster
• To replace analogue with digital
• To modernise infrastructure www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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