With the COVID-19 pandemic exploding the demand for digital services, it is also fuelling the need for increased data center capacity all over the world.
According to the U.S.-based consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, the global data center market’s investment is worth more than $200 billion and growing approximately 10 percent per year. The Southeast Asia region is witnessed as one of the fastest-growing markets for data centers, accounting for an estimated 13 percent of the region’s total market size in value.
Even as this is music to the industry’s ears, for the environment this tune could be jarring. The call on the decarbonization of data centers is becoming the main focus – from Board rooms to coffee shops where the discussion is centered around sustainability.