by Brianna Crandall — November 16, 2015—A new report from Navigant Research examines the market for integrated data center energy management, focusing on software and services and building equipment and systems, with global market forecasts, through 2025. According to the report, the integrated data center is expected to be the next frontier for the intelligent buildings market.
By coordinating investment in energy conservation measures, equipment upgrades, and the use of software and services, integrated data center energy management promises to deliver greater energy and operational efficiency improvements to facilities or campuses hosting data centers. The integrated data centers leverage resources that can meet the needs of both the data center and the larger facility.
According to Casey Talon, senior research analyst with Navigant Research:
Some of today’s key drivers for this market include customer concerns over risk mitigation, cost containment, sustainability, and business unit accountability. An integrated approach to managing on-premise data centers can help intelligent building customers continue to support their core mission of providing effective data centers and efficient, comfortable facilities while saving energy and capital with more sustainable operations.
As building owners and relevant stakeholders invest in intelligent building solutions to deliver more comprehensive and insightful energy management, they are also including on-site and enterprise data centers in their goals for holistic facility optimization. According to the report, the utilization of intelligent building solutions and approaches across facility and information technology (IT) systems is expected to continue to increase during the next decade.
Available for purchase from Navigant Research, Integrated Data Center Energy Management assesses the future market for integrated data center energy management, with a focus on two segments: software and services and building equipment and systems. The study details the opportunity for energy management for integrated data centers and provides insight into key drivers, barriers, and other relevant market dynamics.
Forecasts for the integrated data center energy management market in North America, segmented by offering type and sector, extend through 2025. The report also examines the key technologies related to energy management for integrated data centers, as well as the competitive landscape. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research Web site.
