GULF DATA HUB
“ NOW , WE PROVIDE A ONE- STOP-SHOP WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN HOST AND THEY CAN INTERCONNECT THEIR PRIMARY AND DR SITES OR ANY MULTIPLE LOCATIONS , WHICH GIVES THEM CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THE REGION AND ACROSS THE GLOBE ”
HIMMATH MOHAMMED HEAD OF SALES & STRATEGIES , GULF DATA HUB
One solution that GDH is pushing to become commercially viable is immersion cooling , which would result in a significant reduction in energy consumption , with some predicting it will account for a 25 % overall reduction in a data centre ' s carbon footprint . By redesigning data centre air management , GDH will be able to prevent re-circulation of hot air from IT systems .
“ This is still in the testing phase in the region ; it ' s not commercially rolled out . So , immersion cooling is for sure coming in to stay here , and it will drastically change power consumption and dependency on fossil fuels in the data centre business ,” adds the Head of Sales and Strategies .
Another key solution GDH are looking into is artificial intelligence ( AI ), which will support the organisation with the cooling solutions it is keen to put in place , as Mohammed explains : “ We want to create effective cooling methods that use the air outside . This reduces energy costs by 40 percent ! Maybe unknowingly , we are cooling certain equipment that doesn ’ t require much cooling , but AI can identify this for us . So this AI system , once deployed in our data centres , will give us a lot of data where we can efficiently manage our power consumption and can efficiently manage our cooling systems , which will help our overall efficiency .” technologymagazine . com 235