As the build-out of the data center industry continues, the growing need for technology to support this expansion has become abundantly clear. In order to minimise downtime and provide quality service availability it is critical for data center managers to leverage automated processes to modernise their operations and streamline their procedures, but how has this changed the fundamentals of data center operations?

This panel brings together industry leaders who will assess how technology has supported the pivot to remote data center management during the pandemic, and how this has driven the adoption of lights-off operations. Opportunities for how automation and AI can enable superior predictive maintenance will also be addressed, highlighting how businesses can utilise technology to develop a proactive approach to operations. But what other opportunities does technology present to data centers? How will automation, AI and ML support the growth of an exponentially growing industry, and what other technologies are on the horizon?