Panel Discussion: APAC Edge Data Center Summit: Growth Drivers and Future Challenges
According to a recent ReaseachAndMarkets report, the APAC Datacenter Market is anticipated to reach US$ 59.83 Billion by 2027 from US$ 25.58 Billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 12.91% during 2020-2027. Asia-Pacific is one of the most agile developing data centre regions in the world. The growing importance of smart technologies, IoT-powered devices, Big Data, Industry 4.0, 5G and cloud computing has led to Data Centers taking on a more prominent role in businesses in recent times in the region, according to the report. The factors driving the growth of the APAC data centre market are the implementation of 5G network triggering edge data centre investments, procurement of renewable energy, installation of innovative data centre technology, and artificial intelligence enhancing liquid immersion & direct-to-chip cooling adoption.
In this mini APAC Edge Data Center Summit session, Kelvin Fong - Managing Director APAC Region at EdgeConneX and Sanjay Bhutani - Senior Vice President and Head of Data Center Business at AdaniConneX will detail the disruptive technologies that are driving the current data center boom in APAC and will provide insights into the future of data center growth in this market as well as challenges presented by this growth.