Chronic climate risks threaten data centre surge

Data centre stakeholders can better manage longer-term climate risks, such as heat and drought, that may increase cooling costs, squeeze margins and threaten insurability

ONCE constructed, most data centre costs are sunk. Return on investment depends on continuous uptime and high utilisation, which means getting on top of the longer-term climate risks that can cause physical damage, disrupt power and cooling systems, and cause outages that can drive big business interruption losses.