Retrofitting strategies are helping maximize value in aging data centers
Insight
31 March 2025
How older data centers are keeping pace
Sustainability is driving data center retrofits
The growth of AI has created a different set of demands for data centers, which until recently, were largely built to support cloud-based technology operations.
AI and cloud data centers have differing purposes, design and cooling specifications. The rise of the former does not naturally lead to the obsolescence of the latter – but there is a growing need to future proof legacy data centers.
We’re creating ever increasing amounts of data – the IDC is forecasting 192 trillion gigabytes to be generated globally in 2025 alone - meaning the need for cloud services is going nowhere.