One cannot miss the key points of future data center development

Where will the data center of the future go? I believe this is a problem faced by many companies today. High performance, high scalability, energy saving and environmental protection have become the main topics of discussion about data centers. Based on these issues that users are concerned about, what will the future data center look like? Let's talk about it in this issue.

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Low power consumption and more environmentally friendly

Low power consumption and energy conservation and environmental protection are the first issues we pay attention to when discussing data centers. As many companies around the world begin to have their own data centers, the power consumption of major network data centers around the world is also growing rapidly. According to statistics, the electricity consumed by all data centers in the world in one year is equivalent to that of 20 nuclear power plants.

In the future development of data centers, how to reduce the power consumption of hardware equipment and thereby improve the degree of environmental protection is a key issue. Now many companies have begun to use low-energy technologies and products in some monitoring equipment and lighting equipment in data centers, thereby reducing the energy consumption of data centers from all aspects.

Fan cooling is more reliable

After talking about low power consumption, let's talk about the cooling system of the data center. We all know that the original data center generated a lot of heat due to too many hardware devices. Traditional data centers use air conditioning to dissipate heat. This not only greatly increases energy consumption, but also the cooling effect is not satisfactory.

Later, companies began to pay attention to data center site selection. Data centers were built in cold climates. Using renewable energy to provide energy for data centers is also a popular trend. Apple, Microsoft, Google and other companies have their own biogas data centers. The Apple data center in Maiden, North Carolina, is one of the largest biogas data center projects in the world.

Data centers are getting smaller

Due to the control of resource use, the number of data centers worldwide will reach a peak of 8.6 million in 2017 and will decline thereafter. However, this does not mean that data centers are starting to go downhill, but rather turning to large data centers. The so-called "large data centers" refer to spaces with a capacity of more than 9,000 racks or more than 225,000 square feet of computing space. In addition, enterprise data centers will occupy smaller spaces and have higher power density.

A senior IDC analyst once said that some old data centers in the low-end field will be integrated and retired in the future to make way for new technologies. At the same time, service providers will continue to build and transform their data centers to meet the growing demand.

Cloud platform becomes the future data center

Cloud computing[Note] technology is a rapidly developing industry in the current IT industry. Many companies are beginning to use cloud computing technology to build large-scale computing centers. The cloud platform has its own unique advantages (+ WeChat to follow the online world). In terms of scale and performance expansion, the advantages of cloud computing technology are very obvious.

For users, the ability to use cloud computing technology to handle personal affairs is also constantly improving. Users only need to use their mobile phones or tablets to work anytime and anywhere. The large amount of data generated is securely stored in the cloud, which is very convenient.

However, for enterprises, using cloud computing platforms to operate also greatly reduces the operating expenses of enterprises. Cloud platform facilities can be built in areas with abundant power resources, thereby significantly reducing energy costs. Therefore, "cloud" has the best performance-price ratio, and users can fully enjoy the low-cost advantages of "cloud".

Energy consumption, performance, and cloud constitute the basic points for the future development of data centers. Whether for enterprises or users, meeting needs and improving efficiency and flexibility are the key. The scale of future data center development is huge.