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Eva Diego, Directora de Hyphen, analiza las tendencias de los centros de datos en DCD Connect Madrid

Eva Diego, Directora de Hyphen, disfrutó comentando las tendencias arquitectónicas en el diseño de centros de datos en el evento DCD Connect Madrid de este año.

Como parte de la serie DCD>Talks, Eva destacó una serie de tendencias clave de la industria que impactan en los mercados a niveles tanto globales como locales, incluido el papel cada vez mayor de los arquitectos en el inicio de los proyectos de centros de datos, su importancia guiando a través de las regulaciones locales mediante la colaboración con las autoridades locales, consideraciones sobre la sostenibilidad y el impacto social, los desarrollos que hacen uso de terrenos no utilizados, y el creciente posicionamiento de marca de los operadores de centros de datos.

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