Schneider Electric, a leader in the Digital Transformation of energy management and automation, has announced findings from a 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 and 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 US, China, India, Australia, France, UK, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Demark and more. The companies ranged in size of 10-10,000+ employees and with data centre capacity from under 1MW to more than 150MW.
“Data centre efficiency and sustainability is already a major topic in the data centre sector, and our survey shows it is high on the priority list for MTDC service providers worldwide,” said 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 data centre infrastructure grows in response to higher demand for digital services, so does interest in its considerable environmental impact.”
