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Top 10 Challenges: iMasons Member Summit in Singapore

About the Event:

In October 2023, leaders from the iMasons Global and Asia-Pacific (APAC) Advisory Councils convened in Singapore for a Member Summit held alongside Data Center World Asia.

The goal was to identify and address the most critical issues facing the builders of the digital age. Through collaborative workshops, these leaders ranked the industry’s top hurdles, creating a clear roadmap of the challenges that require our collective focus.

About the iMasons Member Summit:

An iMasons Member Summit is a unique forum where industry leaders “leave their company at the door” to connect, grow, and give back.

It is a non-commercial environment dedicated to open dialogue and problem-solving, allowing for candid discussions that accelerate progress on a global scale.

 

Top 10 Digital Infrastructure Challenges:

  1. Talent: The industry faces a critical shortage of skilled professionals, from engineers to finance experts, struggling to attract, train, and retain the people needed to support its rapid growth.
  2. Power Availability: Securing timely and reliable access to massive amounts of power, especially from green sources, is a primary obstacle that dictates data center location and viability.
  3. Supply Chain: Explosive industry growth strains the supply chain, leading to intense competition for parts, rising costs, and concerns over the quality and standardization of equipment.
  4. Unprecedented Growth: The accelerated pace of expansion, primarily driven by AI, creates immense pressure on all resources and raises fears of building facilities that will quickly become obsolete.
  5. Access to Capital: In a tight economic climate, securing the substantial funding needed for larger, more complex projects has become increasingly difficult, impacting returns on investment.
  6. Public Perception & Regulations: The industry faces growing scrutiny from regulators and local communities, challenging its “social license to operate” due to concerns about resource consumption.
  7. Cooling & Obsolescence: The high-density computing required for AI necessitates a shift to advanced solutions like liquid cooling, but a lack of standardized information creates uncertainty for developers.
  8. Land and Water: The availability of suitable land with adequate power and, increasingly, water resources is diminishing, threatening to constrain future development.
  9. Decarbonization: Meeting sustainability goals is a major challenge, particularly in reducing Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions from materials like concrete and steel, jeopardizing 2030 targets.
  10. Artificial Intelligence (AI): AI is the underlying driver of nearly every other challenge, intensifying the demand for talent, power, and capital while fundamentally reshaping the industry’s future.

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