| |MARCH 202319By Manish Gupta, President & General Manager-Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies FOUR FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS ENTERPRISES MUST CONSIDER WHILE SETTING-UP GREEN DATACENTERrganizations across the globe are rapidly embracing sustainability goals and programs,recognizing that going green is not just beneficial to our planet but also good for business. The challenge, however, is to move from goals and promises to progress and action. Over the past few years, the world has seen accelerated growth of data, digital transformation, and of the datacenter industry. In Asia Pacific, the datacenter segment was valued at $25.58 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.91 percent to reach $59.83 billion by 2027. Against the backdrop of sustainability, datacenters accounted for approximately one percent of global electricity demand, with global datacenter electricity use amounting to 200-250 terawatt-hours (TWh). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), datacenters are some of the biggest consumers of energy globally, especially as demand for data services continues to rise exponentially. The NASSCOM report titled, `India ­ The Next Datacenter Hub' revealed that the shift towards cloud has pushed investments in hyper-scale datacenters with the global datacenter market investments expected to reach $200 billion per annum by 2025. India is expected to have a significant share in this growth with investments expected to reach $5 billion per annum by 2025 in the country. As India progresses towards becoming a global hub for datacenters, there is a need for green datacenters to take the lead, making it very important for enterprises to understand the various aspects that must be considered while setting up these sustainable facilities.As organizations work towards improving their datacenter sustainability, there are four key aspects they should consider:1. EnvironmentalThere are various innovative ways that can be looked at to reduce total datacenter heat waste and the overall carbon footprint of infrastructure. This ranges from improved layouts to the implementation of more efficient cooling technology as well as the use of sustainable hardware solutions. Futuristic technologies such as Direct Contact Liquid Cooling (DCLC) and Liquid Immersion Cooling CXO INSIGHTSAn accomplished business leader Manish, passionate about nurturing talent and building high performance teams proficient at scaling business and building future. OManish Gupta Vice President & General Manager - Infrastructure Solutions Group
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