“ There is no argument whether we ’ ll have AI or not . When we talk about AI and IoT , then we ’ ll also talk about a totally different new landscape ”
NATALYA MAKAROCHKINA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT , SECURE POWER DIVISION , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
The bonuses digital twins bring are immense , including being able to measure and make suitable adjustments , to efficiency and reliability and any subsequent sustainability goals . Makarochkina also maintains that AI must centre on an integrated approach .
“ AI is not only in the cloud and in large data centres , but we are also talking about edge data centres , which have to be managed ,” she continues . Along with Schneider ’ s data centre infrastructure management system ( DCIM ), day-to-day data centre operations can be optimised , whether in a large-scale or edge facility .
AI ’ s role in the evolution of data centres Looking to the future , Makarochkina foresees AI having an impact in three distinct areas : power , cooling and physical demands . She notes : “ We estimate the potential increase in energy consumption to be about 20 % by 2028 , so we are already talking about the huge AI workloads , especially when it comes to training . AI can consume 100KW per rack .
50 February 2024