FEATURE : GREEN DATA CENTRES
Commitment to greener operations critical to success of data centre sector
Being burdened with the responsibility of generating a sheer amount of power means data centre leaders have found themselves with no choice but to design and generate their facilities with sustainability top of mind . Here , Billy Durie , Global Sector Head for Data Centres at Aggreko , offers some best practice advice for data centre managers to prove their commitment to greener data centre practices and for reducing their facility ’ s environmental impact .
Pessimism arising from a recent survey of data centre owners and operators about the sector ’ s sustainability reaffirms the need for green practice at all phases of a facility ’ s lifetime , according to Aggreko .
The Uptime Institute ’ s recent questioning of 400 global stakeholders over the data centre sector ’ s sustainability has shown that only 38 % of respondents believe the industry ’ s environmental commitments had proven effective . Similarly , 45 % of respondents replied that they had led to few or no reductions in energy use , water use and greenhouse gas emissions .
Faced with these latest industry insights , Billy Durie , Global Sector Head for Data Centres at Aggreko , is suggesting that facility construction is also a vital part of reducing the sector ’ s environmental impact . According to Durie , paying great attention to this aspect of a facility ’ s lifetime is key to further reducing carbon emissions during operation .
“ The latest Uptime Institute report comes at a time when the industry is under more pressure than ever to decarbonise ,” said Durie . “ However , despite the right actions being taken insofar as environmental commitments are concerned , the analysis shows more can be done .
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