16 Jan 2025
Demand for digital services is increasing, but at the same time, the environmental impact of data centers that support global digital needs is also a concern. Today, data centers account for about 2% of global energy consumption, a figure that continues to increase every year, driven by technological developments such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and big data. This presents serious challenges, both in terms of the environment and operational costs for companies that rely on such infrastructure.
As the global focus on sustainability increases, businesses now face pressure to meet stricter regulatory standards, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) requirements. To meet these challenges, Nutanix's Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions are the right choice to help companies significantly reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint.
Energy Efficiency through HCI: Nutanix's HCI solution reduces data center energy consumption by integrating compute, storage, and networking into one power-efficient platform. This not only supports sustainability but also aligns with the company's ESG goals.
Optimization with Hybrid Cloud: By leveraging hybrid cloud, companies can move certain workloads to the cloud, enabling flexibility in scalability and reducing dependency on on-premises data centers. The result is reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions, without sacrificing performance.
Compliance with Dynamic Regulations: Evolving environmental regulations pose a challenge for businesses. Nutanix HCI offers the flexibility and scalability to ensure data centers remain compliant with the latest standards, helping enterprises meet regulatory demands without difficulty.
Modern HCI technologies are designed to improve the operational efficiency of data centers while reducing their environmental impact. By integrating hardware functions, HCI significantly reduces the need for a large number of physical servers, thereby lowering overall power consumption. In fact, compared to traditional 3-tier infrastructure, HCI can reduce energy requirements by up to 27%.
Key benefits that Nutanix HCI offers include:
Hardware reduction: Compute, storage, and networking functions are combined in a single system, eliminating the need for additional inefficient devices.
Optimal energy efficiency: The system is designed to maximize efficient use of resources, so excess energy consumption is minimized.
Lower carbon emissions: When energy consumption is reduced, the positive impact on carbon emissions is significant, helping companies achieve their sustainability targets.
Based on data in the EMEA region, adoption of Nutanix solutions is projected to save 92 TWh of energy and €25 billion in electricity costs over the period 2024-2030. This transformation is also estimated to reduce carbon emissions by 19 million tons of CO2e (Source by Nutanix.com).
Sustainability is a top priority for many companies, especially in the face of increasingly stringent regulations. The following are recommendations that can be adopted to improve data center operational sustainability:
Adopt HCI: Implementation of energy-efficient HCI can have a significant impact on reducing data center power consumption.
Hybrid cloud exploration: This solution provides flexibility for more efficient scaling while reducing carbon emissions.
Update regulatory strategy: Stay up to date with the latest environmental regulations to keep data centers relevant and compliant.
The transformation to a sustainable data center provides not only environmental benefits but also operational advantages for enterprises. By adopting HCI and hybrid cloud solutions from Nutanix, businesses can create data centers that are more environmentally friendly, energy efficient, and future-proof.
Transform your data center with Nutanix, and be part of a greener future.
Author: Ghea Devita
Marketing Communication, PT Perkom Indah Murni