Harry Soin

Data center energy consumption is projected to exceed 1,000 terawatt hours (TWh) next year, driven by the rapid adoption of generative AI technologies. This is double the energy usage of 2022 and is expected to triple by 2030.

Whether it’s the explosion in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the pandemic-accelerated drive to online collaboration, our insatiable appetite for social media or the proliferation of information from the Internet of Things (IoT), one thing is certain – worldwide demand to process, store and share data is increasing exponentially.