Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and a global
leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical
infrastructure, today released a new report that highlights a major
shift in mid-size data center management. Real-time data, the report
says, will be housed closer to consumers, eliminating concerns about
content volume, reliability and accessibility.
The report, “Data
Center 2025: Exploring the Possibilities,” summarizes insights from
more than 800 data center professionals around the world. It finds that
more than 60 percent of telecom network facilities will become or
converge with data centers in the next decade.
“As consumers continue to rely on 24/7 mobile access, network boundaries
as they are known today will evolve,” said Scott Barbour, business
leader of Emerson Network Power. “Shifting storage and compute
requirements will lead the industry to adopt a more flexible data center
ecosystem and simplify the way we access business data while on the go.”
From increased cloud utilization to the growth of hyperscale footprints
to solar-power, a new class of data center is poised to emerge.
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Ecosystem Shifts: More than 30 percent of survey participants
envision small data centers will be embedded in neighborhood settings
by 2025. Further, respondents believe two-thirds of telecom companies
will rely on colocation facilities – another efficiency-based data
center management approach.
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Investment in Alternative Fuels: The report also suggests the
data center of the future will rely on alternative fuels. In 2025,
respondents ambitiously predict that 20 percent of the energy used by
data centers will be powered by solar; followed by nuclear, natural
gas and wind power as other alternatives.
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Self-healing and Predictive Maintenance: Roughly 43
percent of survey participants believe data centers will have
self-healing and predictive maintenance capabilities by 2025, enabling
conflict resolution via remote management.
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Shrinking Enterprise Data Centers: Today, demand is driven by
the need for storage and access. As technology continues to progress
and become more efficient – and storage ideals shift – mid-size data
centers will shrink, with the offsetting traffic load transitioning to
both hyperscale and small scale network locations. Fifty-eight percent
of survey respondents expect that data centers will be half the size
of current facilities, or smaller, by 2025. Similarly, industry
experts predict two-thirds of data center computing will be done in
the cloud.
While more than 800 data center professionals from around the world
responded to the Data Center 2025 survey, dozens of others contributed
their thoughts via interviews, email and video. To view the full report
and video input from industry experts, visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/DataCenter2025.
For more information on Emerson Network Power products and solutions
that support the data center, visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.
About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), delivers
software, hardware and services that maximize availability, capacity and
efficiency for data centers, healthcare and industrial facilities. A
trusted industry leader in smart infrastructure technologies, Emerson
Network Power provides innovative data center infrastructure management
solutions that bridge the gap between IT and facility management and
deliver efficiency and uncompromised availability regardless of capacity
demands. Our solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network
Power service technicians. Learn more about Emerson Network Power
products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global
leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide
innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and
consumer markets around the world. The company is comprised of five
business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network
Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions.
Sales in fiscal 2013 were $24.7 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
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