1、Data Center 2025:Exploring the PossibilitiesFor the updated report,visitFor the updated report,visitV to Data Center 2025 An industry-wide initiative,spearheaded by Emerson Network Power,to create a visionor multiple visionsof the future of the data center.As part of Data Center 2025,Emerson has con

2、ducted interviews with key industry influencers,solicited feedback from the industry at the Data Center 2025 online portal:EmersonNetworkP conducted an online survey that generated more than 800 responses.The year 2025,eleven years from the writing of this report,represents a horizon that is close e

3、nough to project how current trends could play outthe data centers being commissioned today will be at the halfway point in their projected lifecycle in 2025and yet far enough away that there is still opportunity to shape what that future will look like.As you review the Data Center 2025 findings,yo

4、u may be struck by the optimism of the participants in some areas.From use of renewable energy to power density to sophisticated management tools,participants set a high bar for the future.In some cases their projections are so optimistic they seem almost impossible when compared to the current stat

5、e.But those projections begin to make sense when you consider that innovation has always been the engine that drives IT.It is impossible to predict exactly what those innovations might look like,what disruptive technologies might emerge in the next ten plus years,but for the most part participants i

6、n the study have faith that they are coming.And that bodes well for the future of our industry.Looking Back to Look AheadThe year 2025 is 11 years from the release of this study.If we look back 11 years to 2003,the data center industry was just starting to emerge from the dot-com bust.There was a su