By Silvio Ferraz de Campos
Digital infrastructure is the foundation of today's economy. Robust computing environments, such as data centers, ensure essential operations in finance, healthcare, education, and public services. In the contemporary market, however, the maintenance and expansion of this foundation are being guided by demands for greater energy efficiency and environmental commitment. It is clear that the growth in digital demand needs to be accompanied by solutions that preserve resources and reduce environmental impact.
Global surveys indicate that data centers already account for approximately 11 Tbp of global electricity consumption. This percentage is expected to grow with the expansion of artificial intelligence, which demands computing power on an unprecedented scale. In this scenario, sustainability has become a decisive factor for competitiveness.
The combination of economic, technological, and social factors has made the advancement of sustainable digital infrastructure inevitable. Practices range from adopting renewable energy sources and reusing heat generated by systems to recycling equipment and redesigning more efficient computing architectures. Servers optimized for artificial intelligence and hyperconverged environments increase resource efficiency, reduce waste, and provide greater operational predictability.
Brazil offers particularly favorable conditions for the advancement of sustainable digital infrastructure. The national electricity grid has a strong presence of renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, solar, and wind power, creating favorable conditions for digital operations with less environmental impact. Joint actions between the public and private sectors broaden the debate on energy efficiency and encourage more responsible practices.
The National Electric Energy Agency and the Ministry of Mines and Energy have promoted policies that encourage the modernization of infrastructure and the adoption of more efficient technologies. This scenario positions our country as a natural candidate to assume a leading regional role in sustainable digital infrastructure, by combining scale, innovation, and environmental responsibility.
The evolution of computing environments involves the adoption of more modern servers, the use of advanced cooling solutions, and integration with clean energy sources. Technologies such as liquid cooling, distributed generation, and optimization of computational load allocation are already part of national projects and demonstrate that innovation and sustainability go hand in hand.
The future of digital infrastructure will be defined by its ability to deliver more value with less resource consumption. More processing power, greater reliability, and increased security, along with reduced operating costs, lower carbon emissions, and mitigated environmental impact.
We know that sustainable digital infrastructure represents both a technical challenge and an opportunity for Brazil. But I believe that sustainability will be the driving force behind the next stage of digital transformation. It is up to us, leaders in the technology sector, to assume this leading role and consolidate digital infrastructure as a true pillar of efficiency, innovation, and commitment to the future.
* Silvio Ferraz de Campos He is the CEO of Positivo Servers & Solutions. With a degree in business administration, he is responsible for marketing and sales at Positivo Servers & Solutions and has worked in the IT sector for over 30 years. In 1988, he founded Accept, the former name of Positivo Servers & Solutions.
Notice: The opinion presented in this article is the responsibility of its author and not of ABES - Brazilian Association of Software Companies
