Data Centres - the challenges in the current arena

Everybody, everyday uses data centres whether they realise it or not. All of our lives are entwined with these facilities from banking, shopping, entertainment, work, research. The media often portrays these facilities in a poor light, energy vampires, no more power for new homes, unsightly, low employers etc. During the course of this presentation, I will examine some of the challenges data centres currently have in respects of 'cloud' 'AI' and other technologies. I will also look at some of the engineering solutions that are being used to combat the problems of excess heat, high power draw and renewable energy, along with the talent crisis.