AI Needs Larger Green Data Centers for Better Cybersecurity and Reduced Environmental Impact

According to a report by Savills and Statista (statista.com), the European AI market will reach €76.5 billion this year, up by 25.9 percent compared to 2023. The annual growth rate is expected to be 15.9 percent until 2030. These numbers confirm that artificial intelligence is gaining traction across industrial sectors, and data centres will be no exception.

“Many specialised AI data centres are not location-dependent and are therefore likely to be concentrated in regions with multiple energy resources, especially green energy,” says Ondřej Míček, Head of Industrial Agency at Savills. On the other hand, with the rise of AI-based services and applications that require fast data processing, the importance of edge data centres located close to where the data is generated will grow, to minimize latency.

Ondřej Míček adds: “Artificial intelligence is beneficial for data centres, but on the other hand it changes their requirements. It is particularly useful in the optimization of resources, cybersecurity or reducing the environmental footprint of data centres. At the same time, AI changes the infrastructure and, due to the growing capacity of storage and hardware, requires larger spaces. In the field of cybersecurity, AI technologies can detect potential data centre security threats and can quickly respond to mitigate risks.”