EDITOR ’ S QUESTION

In Latin America , the technology industry has important commitments to provide the most advanced technology and offer value .

According to IDC , the data center sector has posted above-average IT performance over the past 18 months , driven by demand for digital platforms triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic .

This acceleration has maintained a growth rate that forces center operators to consider mechanisms to make their activities more efficient and cleaner . Regulation has been one of the first demands . The same is true of compliance which imposes standards that operators and data centers must comply with .

It is necessary to measure data center efficiency with different tools .

However , it is necessary to measure data center efficiency with different tools .

The evolution of technology and the same connectivity and processing requirements have created an extensive range of alternatives that extend from the most advanced servers and Edge data centers to the Edge of the cloud to the most complex and immense hyperscale data centers .

An example of this is the deployment of Telefónica ’ s Tier IV data center in Tocancipá , Colombia , considered one of the first hyperscales and the biggest in the region .

According to Mordor Intelligence : “ During the forecast period , from 2021 to 2026 , the Latin America Data Center Construction Market expects to register a CAGR of 7.52 %. The growth of advanced technologies such as software-defined data centers , the Internet of Things ( IoT ) and Disaster Recovery fed the demand for the construction of data centers in Latin America .”

In addition , the certifying and regulatory entities have updated their measurement models to catch up on issues such as the use of water and the supervision of consumption and activities related to the use of energy to prevent excesses in consumption . Similarly , it is possible to add new redundant systems to protect the operation of the data center .

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