Data centers located in the USA consume around 90 billion Kilowatt-hours of electricity a year. Globally, data centers account for around 3% of the worlds total energy consumption. At the current rate of data center expansion this is set to double every 4 years! If we use Moores law, transistors get faster, doubling in speed every 24 months. Using this logic, compares should be eight times faster than they were 12 years ago. But this isn’t the case, which is partly fueling the growth of data centers. They can’t simply upgrade their servers, new capacity has to be added.

Modern data centers are usually clean areas with their own air filtration units, controlled access, static mats at many entries, and air pressurization in white spaces with HVAC controlled temperature and humidity. But in areas where the maintenance personnel have to work, it’s important to frequently disinfect the frequently touched surfaces to eliminate possible virus contamination.