Huawei Releases Top 10 Trends of Data Centre Facility for 2024
Today, Huawei held a conference on the Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facility in 2024 and released the corresponding White Paper. At the conference, Yao Quan, President of Huawei Data Center Facility Domain, defined the three characteristics of future data centers: reliable, simplified, and sustainable. Yao shared the trends of technological evolution in terms of component, product, system, and architecture for the sake of developing the industry and harnessing collective wisdom.
According to Yao, in the context of growing AI foundation models, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of global AI computing power is expected to exceed 80% in the next five years, which drives the transition from cloud data centers to cloud + intelligent computing data centers. Based on extensive explorations and long-term practices, Huawei released the Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facility in 2024 to the global audience, sharing with the industry its insights and thoughts on the future of data centers.
In recent years, there has been a noticeable rise in data center safety accidents, and according to data from the Uptime Institute, from 2019 to 2022, the percentage of losses over US$100,000 that were attributed to interrupted data center services has increased from 39% to 71%, and that number is set to multiply with the soaring computing power demand. Beyond all doubts, safety and reliability lie at the very core of data centers and should not be underestimated or underdeveloped.
Trend 1: High-Reliability Products and Professional Services Are the Key to Ensuring Secure and Reliable Data Center Operation
Data centers store, process, and transmit massive volumes of data, ensuring the stable operation of various industries. One of the shortcomings of data centers has been the lack of attention toward safety and reliability. To achieve safe and reliable data center operations, the concept of “full-chain safety” must be implemented throughout product design and manufacturing. On top of that, the quality of the product line should be strictly controlled with a high degree of automation to reduce human intervention, guaranteeing the reliability of products. Furthermore, it is necessary to fully consider to the countermeasures that must be taken
