Intelligent Data Centres Issue 51 | Page 17

DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS

THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES NOW AND AHEAD FOR DATA CENTRE DECISION-MAKERS

We take a look at what this period of rapid technology change is set to entail for data centre managers , particularly as they aim to ensure ESG is a priority in facility management .

Change is on the horizon for all businesses , but what are the priorities , technologies and budgets that will influence this year and beyond in the data centre space ?

A period of rapid technology change
Most technical professionals entered the 2020s knowing Digital Transformation was creeping up on the horizon . However , there were few who could have predicted how rapidly the IT environment would change .
Faced with a complete upheaval of working models during the pandemic , businesses deployed technology that would otherwise not have been due until the middle of the decade .
This , of course , caused a range of problems , with many teams having to play catch-up . Chief among them were : www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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