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Data Center and Its Challenges

Data centers are essential facilities that centralize computing infrastructure for businesses, enabling efficient management of IT operations. They face challenges such as mergers and acquisitions, the need for digital transformation, and security concerns related to edge computing. Additionally, the industry is under pressure to adopt sustainable practices to reduce carbon emissions.

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Data Center and Its Challenges

Data centers are essential facilities that centralize computing infrastructure for businesses, enabling efficient management of IT operations. They face challenges such as mergers and acquisitions, the need for digital transformation, and security concerns related to edge computing. Additionally, the industry is under pressure to adopt sustainable practices to reduce carbon emissions.

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Data Centers and

their Challenges
A data center is a physical location that stores
computing machines and their related hardware
equipment.
It contains the computing infrastructure that IT
systems require, such as servers, data storage
drives, and network equipment.
It is the physical facility that stores any
company’s digital data.
Why are data centers important?
Every business needs computing equipment to run its web applications, offer services to customers,
sell products, or run internal applications for accounts, human resources, and operations
management. As the business grows and IT operations increase, the scale and amount of required
equipment also increases exponentially.
Equipment that is distributed across several branches and locations is hard to maintain. Instead,
companies use data centers to bring their devices to a central location and manage it cost effectively.
Instead of keeping it on premises, they can also use third-party data centers.
Data centers bring several benefits, such as:
•Backup power supplies to manage power outages
•Data replication across several machines for disaster recovery
•Temperature-controlled facilities to extend the life of the equipment
•Easier implementation of security measures for compliance with data laws
Modern data centers
Data centers first emerged in the early 1940s, when computer hardware was complex to operate and maintain.
Early computer systems required many large components that operators had to connect with many cables.
They also consumed a large amount of power and required cooling to prevent overheating. To manage these
computers, called mainframes, companies typically placed all the hardware in a single room, called a data
center.
Every company invested in and maintained its own data center facility.
Over time, innovations in hardware technology reduced the size and power requirements of computers.
However, at the same time, IT systems became more complex, such as in the following ways:
The amount of data generated and stored by companies increased exponentially.
Virtualization technology separated software from the underlying hardware.
Innovations in networking made it possible to run applications on remote hardware.
What is inside a data center?
Most enterprise data center infrastructure falls into three broad categories:
•Compute
•Storage
•Network
Also, data center equipment includes support infrastructure like power systems, which help the
main equipment function effectively.
The biggest challenges facing
the data centre industry
1. Mergers and Acquisitions
With the backdrop of global digitalisation and demand for transformation, critical assets are currently very
attractive for investors and the market will continue with high profile mergers and acquisitions. For some
operators this will be the shortcut to getting what they need or getting ahead
For those customers within a data centre which has been acquired, knowing the landlord and your access to
services where your “crown jewels” are kept is often an important part of the selection criteria, so getting
comfortable with this should also be on the to-do list.
Ultimately the challenge here for both operators and their customers are their ability to protect their brand and
reputation -something that is increasingly important in the current economic and social climate.
Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation continues to be a mandatory strategic initiative for businesses and organisations across
several sectors. This has many different drivers such as its ability to provide a competitive edge, service quality,
cost, compliance etc. Of course for some it is about survival but whatever the reason the opportunities it opens
up can be huge.
However, to achieve digital transformation usually involves very complex, multi-faceted projects which can often
be difficult to plan, let alone execute and manage. This is resulting in an increase in outsourcing where an SLA and
some KPIs can reassure and the problem is passed to someone else - potentially with some (or a lot) of pain along
the way.
Let’s not forget this is all done whilst meeting the present day demands of security, sustainability and IT
development.
The Edge
The emergence of cloud, hype and media attention has put a spotlight on Edge as the industry’s next big
thing and the enabler to our autonomous and connected future. In recent years there has been a
“decentralisation” of data generation and advances in new technologies.

For example, the ability to manage remote locations and the software and AI required along with security
considerations. Having data processed, stored and transferred potentially across multiple ‘Edge’
environments, arguably increases the risk of a security breach. Given Edge can often be in remote locations
the physical security may also need to be more of a consideration, especially when sites are unmanned.
However, conversely, the ability to silo infrastructure may provide the opportunity of greater protection. On
a positive note however, integration with original Equipment manufacturers (OEM) is now providing
turnkey solutions for quicker and easier deployment.
Sustainability
As the globe increasingly turns its attention to the action required to limit the
damage being done to the environment, the data centre sector is getting to grips
with the role it must play in reducing carbon emissions.

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