Data centres in Africa and Middle East yet to adopt green practices
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Ride-on-demand models , where users hire cars on a pay-per-minute basis , could remove 10 million vehicles from the road in 2025 , eliminating 15 megatonnes of emissions .
“ These findings show that IoT solutions will transform the entire industry . Traditional car manufacturers are rethinking their business models and will become personal mobility service providers ,” says Hubertus von Roenne , vice president global industry practices , BT . “ BT is ready to help the industry turn digital disruption to its own advantage and enjoy the benefits of a more sustainable future . BT is committed to helping all its customers to live and work more sustainably and more efficiently .”
The challenge to car manufacturers isn ’ t limited to reducing pollution . Changing needs and habits of a young , always-on generation increasingly open to using Mobility as a Service ( MaaS ), and less likely to own a car , pose a challenge to traditional automotive companies . BT , bolstered by the acquisition of the UK ’ s biggest and fastest mobile communications network , EE , recognises the exciting potential and approaches the ongoing digital disruption with great confidence . The company already boasts several case studies supporting both established and new mobility providers , including solutions for smart parking and connected vehicles .
“ ICT solutions are enabling service providers to overcome some of the challenges inherent in urban mobility , whilst improving the user experience and encouraging more sustainable travel . New mobility business models can achieve exactly this ,” says Martyn Briggs , industry principal , Frost & Sullivan .
With technology enabling a new way to approach urban mobility , a paradigm shift from the current ‘ predict and provide ’ of transportation to a ‘ sense and respond ’ will be introduced , using historical analytics and real-time information to deliver mobility services on-demand .
“ The logic of our analysis was to reveal both the potential impacts and benefits of new mobility business models . We quantified the potential reduction in embodied carbon from vehicle manufacturing with the future reduced volume of vehicles required ,” Briggs continues .
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Data centres in Africa and Middle East yet to adopt green practices
Technavio analysts forecast the data centre cooling market in Africa and Middle East to grow at a CAGR of more than 19 % during the forecast period , according to their latest report . The research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the data centre cooling market from 2016 to 2020 . To calculate the market size , the report considers revenue generated from investments made in new data centres and the renovation of existing ones .
At present , the adoption of high-performance computing infrastructure in data centres is low in Africa and Middle East . However , growth in cloud , Internet of Things , and big data analytics will prompt enterprises to invest in data centres and adopt high-performance infrastructure with at least 20 % spending with respect to the overall infrastructure spending .
Most data centre operators in Africa and Middle East are aware of the high operating costs involved in data centres . In this region , most upcoming data centre facilities are expected to be designed based on Tier 3 and Tier 4 standards . However , these data centres will require energy efficient infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions and power consumption .
Power consumption is the major operating cost of any data centre operator . Enterprises in Africa and Middle East planning to establish data centres will likely adopt energy efficient cooling techniques like free cooling to minimise operating costs .
Technavio analysts highlight the following four factors that are contributing to the growth of the data centre cooling market in Africa and Middle East :
- Increase in construction of new data centres - Growing construction of green data centres - Increased heat density in data centres - Need to reduce OPEX in data centres - Increase in construction of new data centres
Cloud computing and big data analytics have influenced the demand for data centres in Africa and Middle East . Public cloud is the largest growing market in the region . The cloud IP traffic in the region is expected to experience a CAGR of around 40 % over the forecast period .
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