Demand for data centres has seen a spurt in India with hyperscalers and large enterprises increasingly embracing cloud solutions and digital infrastructure.
The launch of 5G services, along with sharper focus on usage of data-intensive technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, will multiply use cases for enterprise customers as well as the data need for retail customers, resulting in exponential growth in data consumption.
Another trigger could be the increasing regulatory insistence on storage of personal data within India.
As demand continues to outpace supply, the sector will witness multifold capacity growth over the medium term, with established and new companies lining up hefty investments to bridge the demand-supply gap. They would also look to invest in renewable energy sources to improve profitability and meet their sustainability agenda.
But given continuous power requirement for functioning of data centres, would adoption of renewable energy sources be feasible to run data centres? Moreover, will companies generate healthy returns from investments in the medium term, given the intensifying competition? Can this lead to risks of lower utilisation of built capacities?
For a deep dive into these issues, we invite you to a webinar, where our experts will discuss:
Outlook and growth drivers for data centres
Capacity addition over the medium term
Capital investment over the medium term and its benchmarking
Profitability and return metrics
Government and regulatory support
Sustainability measures
The webinar will be followed by a panel discussion with industry leaders and a Q&A session.
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