Artificial Intelligence is emerging quickly as a key tool in the operation and management of data centres. As data centres continue to become more business-critical, more technologically complex and networked, and more reliant on empirical/data-driven rather than ‘hunch’ decision making so human capabilities are proving increasing challenged in managing the data centre environment.

The complexity of management increases further as data centres become absorbed into portfolios of digital infrastructure comprised of different storage processing and distribution environments. The complexity of management increases further as data centres become absorbed into portfolios of digital infrastructure comprised of different storage, processing and distribution environments.

Almost 20% of 600 data centre owners and operators in a 2019 DCD survey indicate that they are currently deploying AI in their datacentres and a similar proportion have this as a future priority.