Data Centers have seen a massive growth in the last few years, especially after the pandemic, where the need for speed and connectivity has been only increasing. These Data Centers fuel scientific advancements, bring the world together and contribute majorly to the growth of business and technology. And this part of technology combined with the world of IoT and IoT trends can only leave the scope of growth to one’s imagination. While many data centers have already been on the path to growing multi-fold, the focus lies on sustainable operations and improvising energy utilization!
By the year 2022/23; the IoT industry will witness a major change together with trending data center revolution and some of the most relevant among them would be:
- Climatic Changes – The location of a data center has never been more important – considering data centers of the future will need more acreage, businesses should be address issues pertaining to water and renewable sources of energy.
- Uptime becomes a prime factor – With more businesses moving towards the hybrid mode post the pandemic, data centers should focus more on their uptime and work on their backup strategies. Businesses will now have to optimize their infrastructure to withstand third party outages. 69% of data center owners and operators experienced some kind of outage over a three year period, which was a huge improvement from 78 percent compared to the years prior to 2020.
- Data Center Automation – Scheduling, monitoring, maintenance, and delivery – everything is automated without the need for human intervention. This is possible with the implementation of IoT technology and sensors into the data centers, allowing them to focus on critical tasks.
- Expansion of Edge Computing – With higher demand and more data, businesses will start experiencing latency issues. Organizations will turn towards edge computing to enhance their capabilities and create a versatile network. This not only ensures high performance, but also maximizes efficiency.
- Stronger security – Data center security market is estimated to grow to $21.8 billion by 2026 from $6.9 billion in 2019. Automated security systems to identify and respond to attacks immediately is the new line of defence against cyberattacks.
Data Centers are getting more efficient and delivering superior performance. The trends and predictions will have a tremendous impact on the data centers. Automation and improved security can play a vital role in their rampant growth. However, the key to long term growth is the sustainability and energy management and 2022 looks to be a turnaround for the evolution of data centers.
