Subj : Quite a lot of Brits have never heard of data centers
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jan 20 2025 10:00:07

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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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. You 
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