New 451 Research Report Captures the Impact of Efficiency and Sustainability on Cloud & Service Provider Market
-- Findings from interviews with 800+ data centre service providers
worldwide to determine current state of strategic sustainability
initiatives.
-- Majority of respondents (57 per cent) view sustainability as competitive
differentiator and cite customer expectations as a major driver; yet
only 43 per cent of respondents say they have strategic sustainability
initiatives and efficiency improvements for their infrastructure.
-- Report assesses gaps in resources and technology adoption, and risk of
not enacting sustainability strategies.
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced findings from a newly commissioned study by 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, that captures the impact efficiency and sustainability have on the cloud and service provider business. The recently released report includes insights from a survey of over 800 data centre service providers around the globe about their perspectives on sustainability and the strategic initiatives they are either deploying or may be using in the future. Additionally, it addresses what's required to achieve sustainability measures for colocation providers.
"The report from 451 Research provides a snapshot of the influence efficiency and sustainability has on the colocation market," said Mark Bidinger, President of the Cloud & Service Provider Segment, Schneider Electric. "Multi-tenant data centre operators can use it as a tool to assess gaps in resources and adoption, as well as the risks of not taking action."
For the report Multi-tenant data centres and sustainability: ambitions and reality, 451 Research conducted surveys with IT decision makers who hold functional responsibilities over their data centre sustainability strategies within colocation and wholesale data centres. Respondents were based in countries throughout the world including: the United States, China, India, Australia, France, United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Demark, and more. The companies ranged in size of 10 to 10,000+ employees, and with data centre capacity from under 1MW to more than 150MW.
"Datacentre efficiency and sustainability is already a major topic in the datacentre sector, and our survey shows it is high on the priority list for MTDC service providers worldwide", says Daniel Bizo, senior research analyst with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Ultimately, expectations from customers, regulators and the public at large will only become more pressing as the effects of climate change become more pronounced. As global datacentre infrastructure grows in response to higher demand for digital services, so does interest in its considerable environmental impact."
Key Report Takeaways about Sustainability
The report shares the level of maturity global colocation providers have with their sustainability strategies. Here are some key takeaways:
-- The majority of respondents (57 per cent) believe efficiency and
sustainability will be highly important competitive differentiators in
three years, a large increase from the current reading of 26 per cent.
-- Only 43 per cent of respondents say they have strategic sustainability
initiatives and efficiency improvements for their infrastructure.
-- Top drivers for efficiency and sustainability programs are:
-- Customer expectations (50 per cent)
-- Long-term operational resiliency (40 per cent)
-- Regulatory guidelines (36 per cent)
-- 97 per cent of providers have between a few or all of their customers
looking for contractual commitments to sustainable practices.
-- Only 56 per cent of those surveyed said they monitor their operational
systems and the remaining said they do not generate reports to track
these metrics (utilization, energy consumption, PUE, etc.). In addition,
roughly one third track carbon intensity at all sites.
Data Centre Power and Cooling Cited as Top Areas for Sustainability Improvement
When it comes to sustainability, the report found several common themes for multi-tenant data centre operators. Two of which are:
-- Top focus areas for sustainability improvement include:
-- Optimizing existing datacentre power distribution
-- Upgrading datacentre power distribution infrastructure
-- Optimizing existing datacentre cooling efficiency
-- Upgrading datacentre cooling infrastructure
-- Metrics to inform resiliency are a significant component of
sustainability best practice with attention to how effectively data
centre facilities are using power, water, and other resources. Effective
product maintenance and modernization is essential to extending and
optimizing the lifecycle of a data centre facility along with the use of
DCIM and software to predict and monitor system operations and resource
efficiency.
Download the free report to learn more
Download the full report by 451 Research, Multi-tenant data centres and sustainability: ambitions and reality.
Schneider Electric is committed to taking an integrated approach to sustainability that spans our operations, performance, decision-making, and strategy. Click here to learn more about our Sustainability Strategy in Action.
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