Datacentre technology is impacted by the same drivers as the rest of the ICT sector. Trends such as 5G, IoT, as-a-Service and environmental awareness are all likely to impact the datacentre. Naturally, the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown have also had an impact.

So says Jason Osner, sales manager for Rittal South Africa, adding: “Without assistance from systems that feature artificial intelligence, IT datacentre specialists will soon be unable to operate large and complex IT systems in a fail-safe manner.