The impact the democratisation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is having on global demand for colocation capacity will force datacentre operators to rethink how they build and run their facilities.
That’s according to a 24-page report by commercial real estate and investment management company JLL, which predicts the take-off of AI will cause global datacentre storage capacities to increase from 10.1ZB (zettabytes) in 2023 to 21ZB by 2027.
“As the datacentre industry grapples with power challenges and the urgent need for sustainable energy, strategic site selection becomes paramount in ensuring operational scalability and meeting environmental goals,” said Jonathan Kinsey, EMEA lead and global chair for datacentre solutions at JLL.
