In 2020 alone 64.2ZB of data was created or replicated globally, as businesses accelerated their digital transformation plans against the backdrop of a global pandemic1. Forecasts also indicate that global data creation and replication will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23% between 2020 and 20251.
This trend is particularly significant in Southeast Asia (SEA), where a large population of youth and their rising consumption of digital products and services, including e-commerce2 and digital banking activities have been driving data growth even before the pandemic3.
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- The sustainability challenges facing IT leaders
- Towards a greener data centre
- The advantages of all-flash storage infrastructure
- Closing the loop on sustainability
As a first step towards developing a sustainability strategy, data centre providers, as well as IT and business leaders in SEA, need to understand the environmental impact of data infrastructure across the region.
1 IDC. (2021, March 24). Data Creation and Replication Will Grow at a Faster Rate than Installed Storage Capacity, According to the IDC Global DataSphere and StorageSphere Forecasts. IDC. https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS47560321
2 Baijal, A., Cannarsi, A., & Hoppe, F. (2020, December 7). e-Conomy SEA 2020. Bain & Company. https://www.bain.com/insights/e-conomy-sea-2020/
3 Hao, K. (2019, June 6). Training a single AI model can emit as much carbon as five cars in their lifetimes. MIT Technology Review.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/06/06/239031/training-a-single-ai-model-can-emit-as-much-carbon-as-five-cars-in-their-lifetimes/
