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Top 5 Challenges Impeding Data Center Industry Growth In 2023

DataCenter Knowledge, Monday, November 6,2023

Demand for data centers continues to soar. Can the data center industry keep up? The answer is unclear. Although there remains plenty of incentive to invest in data center growth, the data center industry also faces a number of barriers to increasing the number and size of data center facilities.

Keep reading for a look at five key challenges to data center industry growth as of 2023, and what it will take for data center operators to overcome the barriers and keep expanding.

  • Challenge 1: Lack of Space
  • Challenge 2: Energy Costs
  • Challenge 3: Sustainability Concerns
  • Challenge 4: Natural Disasters
  • Challenge 5: Hiring Challenges
Challenge 1: Lack of Space

Arguably the single biggest challenge to data center expansion as of 2023 is lack of space to build data centers.

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