— Dutch data center 2020 Standards guide Why data center standards are key for quality, sustainability and time to market while maintaining continuous growth in digitisation Content 1 The digital economy is the economy 2 Data Center standards 3 Dutch DC standards breakdown and drilldown - Appendices; about, further reading, colophon About Dutch Data Center Standards Guide A dynamic document to provide an overview of all data center standards The purpose of this Dutch Data Center Standards Guide is to provide a good summary of the available standards concerning Data Centers with a special focus on the Netherlands. This is a dynamic guide which will be continually edited and updated. We also realise that this document is far from complete and it is our goal to expand this document in time. This is the first version of this guide and was published January 2020. We are open to any remarks, corrections and suggestions. If you have any please do contact us via the email
[email protected]. THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IS 1. THE ECONOMY 1. Everything is data driven Everything is data driven The world is rapidly changing due to digital transformation 1. The digital economy is the economy More and more revenue through digitisation: top priority to go along with By 2022, more than 60% of global GDP1 will be digitized with growth in every industry, driven by digitally enhanced offers, operations and relationships. Management of each organisation must place digital transformation at the top of their priority list. All that happens online originates from data centers. Figure: Digital Economy Model - DDA, DHPA, ISPConnect, The METISfiles, 2020 1.