Global Power Shortages Mean Data Centers Could Struggle To Shoulder The Burden Of Energy-Intensive Generative AI Demands In 2024
ITPro, Thursday, February 15th, 2024
The global outlook for data centers is optimistic, but there are some serious roadblocks to overcome
Power and storage requirements for data centers are growing exponentially and creating problems for the industry, according to JLL's data centers global outlook report for 2024.
The increased enterprise focus on generative AI requires a huge amount of power, which in turn is exacerbating a 'scarcity of data center colocation supply' caused by regional power limitations.
Generative AI is expected to be a major factor in rising global electricity consumption in the coming years, according to research, which the European Commission estimates will have increased 60% by 2030.