Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 07 | Page 70

INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology KEY FACTORS DRIVING THE GLOBAL GREEN DATA CENTRE MARKET INCLUDE INCREASING SHIFT OF ENTERPRISES TOWARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND REDUCTION IN OPERATIONAL COST PUE 1.5 to 2, PUE Greater than 2. The components of green data centre include air conditioning, power backup, storage & servers, network and security appliances. Based on ownership, the green data centres market is segmented into External (Co-location, Dedicated hosting) and Internal (Healthcare, IT, Telecom, Government and Others (Retail, etc). The market size and forecasts in terms of revenue ($ Bn) for each of these segments have been provided for the period 2012 to 2022, considering 2013 and 2014 as the base years. The report also provides compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for each segment of the market for forecast period 2015 to 2022. Geographically, the green data centre market has been segmented into five regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Latin America. The report includes market dynamics, key trends analysis and energy efficiency regulations for data centers in different countries. The report also includes analysis of key participants in the green data center along with their role in the ecosystem. We have included future trends that will impact the demand. The study provides market estimation in terms of revenue and forecast for the period 2012 to 2022. Some of the key manufacturers of data centres using green technologies include Cisco Systems, Inc., Ericsson, Fujitsu Ltd, International Business Machines Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company. Other significant players in the market include Dell Inc., Eaton Corporation Plc., EMC Corporation, Emerson Network Power, Hitachi, Ltd and Schneider Electric (APC). Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/ p03095685-summary/view-report.html 70 INTELLIGENTCIO At a glance… Saudi Xerox introduces ‘Smart campus’ vision Saudi Xerox has introduced its “smart campus” vision at the opening of Academia Arabia Conference in Riyadh. The vision will be focusing on the strategies for education sustainability, e-learning, smart teaching and the contribution of multiple industry peers towards this reformation process. By sharing its expertise and innovative methodology, Saudi Xerox is contributing to the Kingdom’s education transformation and revamping of its innovative learning and teaching approach. “Saudi Xerox is not only introducing Xerox’s solutions and comprehensive education industry services, but also its “smart campus” vision. E-learning and digitisation is the future of Saudi Arabia’s education system and we believe that the transition from print to digital will play an essential role in this process”, said Ihab Wahba, General Manager, Xerox Operations in KSA. Xerox’s solutions help educational institutions to save tremendous amount of time and money by taking innovative approach that simplifies all the processes and promotes efficiency and productivity. Xerox helps schools, universities and other educational establishments transform slow, paper-based processes that used to take weeks into fast, accurate, automated processes that now take minutes. Xerox Multifunction Printers are equipped with Arabic user interface and designed to meet growing needs of educational institutions in the region. “Academia Arabia conference is seen as a great forum for educational sector innovators to demonstrate their capabilities and value add propositions. Saudi Xerox’s main focus at the event is to address schools’ and universities’ content management and process automation needs in this changing technology driven environment”, added Ihab Wahba. www.intelligentcio.com