Quite a lot of Brits have never heard of data centers

Date:
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:59:29 +0000

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British citizens arent really sure what data centers do more education could increase our trust.

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- Half of Brits arent even familiar with data centers, report finds
- Three in five know they play a role in hybrid work
- Further education could increase public trust in data centers

Despite efforts to propel the countrys artificial intelligence capabilities, new research from Telehouse has revealed more than half (51%) of Brits arent even familiar with the term data center.

Even the people who have heard of data centers arent necessarily clued up on the role they play in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and even
cloud storage .

Two in three (67%) dont understand the role date centers play, and two in
five (42%) are unaware of the scale of people, applications and data
supported by such campuses.

British citizens arent clued up on data centers

The trend paints a troubling picture for Britains intentions to become an AI leader Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wants to make the UK a global leader
in artificial intelligence.

In 2024, data centers became classified as Critical National Infrastructure , giving them extra protections and monitoring, and recent years have seen an increase in government focus on data centers, coinciding with AI investments and other plans to expand digital infrastructure. Deputy Prime Minister
Angela Rayner recently approved a 670 million data center project in Buckinghamshire which will occupy land on a green belt.

However, although two in three (59%) of the 2,000 UK consumers surveyed acknowledged that data centers are important for remote working, 19% are
unsure how the facilities actually support their remote work.

We realise theres a significant knowledge gap regarding data centres and
their impact on digital lives," noted Telehouse Europe EVP and GM Mark Pestridge.

Pestridge hopes education around data centers will bridge the knowledge
divide and therefore increase public trust in digital infrastructure.

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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/pro/quite-a-lot-of-brits-have-never-heard-of-data-ce nters

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