The nation, which was known for its lesser rate of literacy, is now contributing 46 per cent of world’s total digital activities, said Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi, Rajya Sabha MP, while presenting the motion of thanks at the President's address on Friday. This journey signifies India’s resilience and conviction to do multidimensional development.
This journey does not involve only one character but bundle of factors in which role of data centres has been put on top tier by the recently released of ASSOCHAM Data Centre PwC Report, which defined key contribution of data centres in empowering India’s digital revolution, enabling data centre technology and challenges came in this way forward.
The report claimed that Indians will consume the most data in the world by 2028, ahead of developed markets such as the US, Western Europe and China.
And to meet such large scale demand, the data centres which have come a long way also need to undergo a certain transformation again.
What Data Centres Do?
Digital era that we are living in today is full of exchanging of information in the form of digital elements like messages, photos, news, audios, statistics, etc. in all this process, data is its tiniest body. Hence storing and enhancing the capabilities of data, these data centres play pivotal roles.
Therefore, having a strong data centre infrastructure is necessary to ensure efficient, swift and reliable operation of businesses and Government services. The whole data ecosystem not only enables the large population to indulge in digital activities but also strengthens the government functioning, fostering start up innovation.
Data Centres In India
Currently, the data centres in India have accomplished many milestones but still it has a lot to achieve. According to the report, The data centre capacity in India is expected to double from 870 MW in fiscal 2022 to about 1,700-1,800 MW by fiscal 2025. The report has also mentioned some key attributes that can help the data centres in India be more capable including infrastructure reliability, energy efficiency, sustainability and data security & privacy.
There are many state governments who are working to make these data centres efficient . Karnataka’s Data Centre Policy 2022 offers special incentives for companies to set up data storage infrastructure outside Bengaluru while Maharashtra Government’s new IT and ITES Policy 2023 offers many benefits and as per this policy, data centres now come under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
Technology Involved
Technology is like feather to the wings, It can also help the data centres in India to transform in a revolutionary way. The report highlighted that India’s AI market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25–35 per cent and reach around USD 17 billion by 2027.
Data privacy and sustainability are some of the key pointers, and technology seems to be the right solution to deal with these issues in the coming days.
