Technology Magazine January 2025 | Page 70

ELEA DATA CENTERS
Alessandro Lombardi with Giordano Albertazzi , CEO of Vertiv
“ The cloud wave in Brazil caused a 10x increase in megawatt ( MW ) demand ,” Alessandro notes . “ Now with AI , you rarely see a client that doesn ’ t have at least 100MW of demand . We are seeing an incredible demand – and the data centre is different . As a result , the product and the real estate are different .”
He adds : “ We ’ re being flexible with what our clients need because new technology , especially AI , is new also for our clients . So you need to be flexible . You need to accept that things may change . You want to build an environment which is prone to innovation , development and new technology .”
Offering a new type of data centre With such large demand , the LATAM data centre market is becoming increasingly competitive . As a result , Elea Data Centers is preparing to meet continued demand from hyperscalers , particularly when it comes to AI and cloud .
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