- Seagate’s study finds that 97% provide that AI increases their storage request in the future
- Sustainability is recognized, but the cost is even more important
- Modern hard drives offer superior efficiency, and they are cheaper
A new Seagate report has revealed to what extent the artificial intelligence of the effect A on the quantity of storage required by data centers, which presents a major sustainability challenge.
He revealed that 94.5% said the AI increased their data storage needs, with even more (97%) anticipating AI growth to have an impact on storage demand even more.
However, despite generally recognition and consideration for the environment, companies find it difficult to prioritize it in the costs of rising costs, which have influenced the tariffs, government objectives and the rarity of certain materials have influenced
Data centers face a major sustainable sustainability
Almost 95% of respondents are concerned about the environmental impact, explains Seagate, but only 3.3% of priority in purchasing decisions with many people by focusing on the total cost of ownership and purchase costs.
Among the key factors endangering data centers are high energy consumption (53.5%), requirements of raw materials (49.5%), physical space constraints (45.5%), infrastructure (28.5%) and acquisition costs (27%).
“The data centers are under intense control – not only because they support the workloads of modern AIs, but because they become one of the most high energy intensity sectors of the digital economy,” said Seagate SVP Marketing, Jason Feist.
Seagate envisages energy -efficient technologies playing a broader role in the decarbonization of data centers, reducing energy needs and reaching other targets at the same time.
Although the SSD promises to be faster and more effective, the Seagate Mozaic 3+ Hamr platform based on Seagate (for hard drives) can provide up to three times more energy density while reducing the carbon embodied by more than 70% by teraabyte and reducing the cost per teraoctet by 25%.
The report also embodies the currency “reduce, reuse, recycle” by highlighting the importance of both prolonging the lifespan of products, then reusing the decompartmental equipment to reduce its environmental load.
The sharing of responsibility through cooperation through the supply chain also helps reduce the emissions of the 1, 2 and 3 racks, allowing a broader effect.
“Sustainability cannot be resolved in isolation. A holistic approach covering infrastructure, life cycle management and industry liability could guarantee that the growth of AI and data center operations is not done at the detriment of the environment,” added Feist.
