The 6 Practices That Ensure More Sustainable Data Centre Operations
Cloudtech, Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
The rapid development of new technologies - such as artificial intelligence (AI) - paired with immense data processing needs, is leading to a significant increase in power consumption by global data centres. Recent figures show that energy usage is predicted to increase six-fold throughout the next decade in the UK alone.
This rapid increase, in combination with the vast amounts of data being generated, is creating a growing demand for more complex storage solutions to handle both curated and non-curated data. How to do this sustainably has become a core discussion point within data centre operations.
Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles
It's no secret that data centres demand significant volumes of continuous power to operate. As the demand for data grows, so too does the energy footprint of data centres - leading to even higher emissions. Data centre operators must, therefore, take a more proactive and innovative approach to limit their environmental impact