Data Centre Industry Update – 12th May 2021

Globally, we are seeing a surge in data centre activity. This surge is largely brought about by remote working as a result of COVID-19. This is a turning point for work-management structures and the industry as a whole.

This seismic growth in online activity has created jobs in tech, engineering, construction and more as a result. Our previous update touched on Tik Tok’s increasing transparency measures and more.

Here are this edition’s updates:

Update – 12th May 2021

Eirgrid Chief Executive Mark Foley has backed the case for a review of data centre policy in Ireland surrounding energy usage.
Echelon Data Centres has won planning permission for its second data development in Arklow, which could be an investment of around €500million.
Microsoft is to create a Privacy Engineering Centre of Excellence in Dublin to help customers understand where data is being held and processed.
Host in Ireland (with Bitpower and Cornwall Insight) has launched its biannual report which shows that data centre carbon emissions account for 1.85% of Ireland‘s total emissions in 2020.
Amazon has announced plans to build a second centre in Drogheda, pending a council decision next month.