Foresight: data centers in the face of the global data explosion
Foresight: data centers in the face of the global data explosion
What are the new challenges that will mark the future of data centers?
Strong growth in the volume of digital data will continue in the coming years for several reasons:
- The shift to the cloud is accelerating: more than half of IT spending will be in the cloud by 2025, up from 41% in 2022 (Gartner),
- To meet the strong regulatory requirements on data security, major cloud computing and digital players will increase the number of local establishments of sovereign clouds, such as Accenture in Europe,
- The 5G equipment market will grow by more than 10% per year until 2028 (Absolute Reports),
- IoT, Smart Buildings, Smart Cities, medical data, blockchain and metaverse will greatly increase the need for digital data storage and processing,
- The global Internet data center market, estimated at $59B in 2020, is projected to reach $143B in 2027 (Research and Markets),
- In 2030, the global market for data center power solutions will exceed $33 billion, compared to $19 billion in 2021 (P&S Intelligence).
Data centers: EQUANS expertise
EQUANS is involved in the entire data center value chain: financing, design, construction, commissioning, maintenance, operation and performance contracts. The organisation is based on 6 key areas of expertise: HVAC, HV and LV systems, refrigeration, fire safety and security, controls, and digital solutions. The EQUANS teams have developed several complementary areas of expertise:
- Technical audits
- Cyber security
- Risk analysis
- Governance audits
- Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
- Energy Performance Contracting
- Infrastructure management
- Monitoring and guarding (Hands & Eyes)
- Crisis Management
- Certification
- Building Management
- Systems
- Fire Protection
- HVAC
- Access Control
- Power (LV & HV)
- Commissioning
- Network Cabling
- Project management
- Procurement
- Related services and advice
- Design
- Safety coordination
- Project management
- Legal framework
- Stability works
- Structural work
- Fire protection
- HVAC
- Procedures
- Access control
- Power (LV & HV)
- Commissioning
- Network cabling
- Validation and testing
- Technical maintenance
- Load testing
