Malaysia’s National Water Services Commission (SPAN) has reportedly warned that the country’s data centre boom could create a water crisis in the longer term unless reforms on data centre water usage are enacted in the next few years.
Technology giant Ericsson and Bahrain-headquartered technology group Beyon have renewed their collaboration to expand their joint sustainability initiatives and circular economy practices for building energy-efficient networks in Bahrain.
An interesting take on the issue of how to manage energy-hungry data centres comes from Burkina Faso, where plans have been proposed to launch a data centre powered in an unusual way.
Malaysian telco Maxis said on Tuesday it is expanding its solar energy-as-a-service solution for households across Peninsular Malaysia, following its initial launch in 400 homes in the Klang Valley late last year.