Five ways data centers can save water

It’s no secret that the data centers that form the hidden engine of today’s AI boom can consume huge amounts of water, mostly for cooling purposes, and dealing with this issue is critical for any organisation in the technology sector.

Worldwide, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the data center sector consumes 560 billion liters of water per year today, and projections suggest this figure could soar over the coming years, reaching as much as 1,2 trillion liters per year by 2030, according to a recent government report on data center water use.

Taking measures today can help to mitigate this.

It’s very possible for data centers to reduce the drain on local freshwater resources, while also curbing their energy use, and all without reducing performance.

Here are five key issues which are driving water consumption in data centers today, and steps that data center operators can take to...

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