“Sustainability is becoming an important issue across APEJ, having implications not only on enterprises but also on their entire supply chain,” says William Lee, Research Director at IDC Asia/Pacific.
This is reflected in the IDC Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) Datacentre Survey (2021), which revealed that in Indonesia, about a third of surveyed organisations see sustainability as one of the critical considerations when selecting a colocation provider. These organisations identify investments in renewable energy sources and green initiatives as the selection criteria.
End-to-end transformation
IDC says the Asia-Pacific region is experiencing a transformation from core to edge, with the emergence of sub-regional datacentres (clusters/hubs) and Jakarta is a top contender for Southeast Asia.
As Indonesia marches towards the Industry 4.0 revolution with its “Making Indonesia 4.0” program, the demand for digital infrastructure including datacentre and cloud-related services is indisputable, as it is expected to be the foundation for the country’s digital transformation.
The datacentre industry is challenged to address both the supply shortages issue and the market’s sustainability concerns through more sustainable initiatives.
IDC predicts that workloads will shift to colocation in the Indonesia datacentre in the coming years. This is following years of reliance on telco-provided resources’ support to deploy edge datacentres.
However, with environmental trends disrupting the datacentre industry, about half of APEJ datacentre organisations, including colocation, need immediate actions and changes to avoid significant impacts and to seize the opportunity.
Moreover, innovation in more sustainable operations to mitigate carbon emissions is crucial for developed countries to reach climate goals.
“The datacentre industry is increasingly facing pressure from stakeholders, such as regulators and investors, to make operations more sustainable,” Lee concluded.
