FEATURE : 2025 FORECAST view and implement sustainable practices is once again going to be on upper management ’ s radar . I foresee the following issues :
• More organisations will discuss their energy transition and how they are going to power the increased demand for data centres . With some of the largest companies adopting nuclear energy to meet these demands , there will be more scrutiny on this decision
• As a method to highlight the impact of sustainability , impact accounting will become widely adopted at a senior level . As it focuses attention on environmental issues and associated costs , it will become the de facto means of calling out the benefits of sustainability initiatives in a language the C-suite and board will understand
• There will be a drive to build more data centres across many countries , driven in part by new
AS THE DEMAND FOR AI AND ASSOCIATED DATA STORAGE CONTINUES TO GROW , SUSTAINABILITY IS ONCE AGAIN GOING TO BE
IN THE SPOTLIGHT .
governments enacting their Sovereign Cloud mandates . However , how to power these and maintain both sustainability goals and ensure there ’ s enough power for powering homes and businesses will stay firmly in the spotlight p
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