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As the Internet of Things<\/em> continues to spread and cloud storage becomes increasingly vital, data centers today are having to scale at a frantic pace. Facilities with footprints measuring in the millions of square feet<\/a> are a reality. Countless servers run day and night to ensure a continuous flow of data. This infrastructure keeps our virtual meetings going, our online orders accurate, and our medical records secure.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our demand for data is growing. The expected year-over-year growth<\/a> for the global data center market in 2021 is estimated at 18.3%, with 35% of that taking place in the United States alone. In fact, U.S. data centers are expected to reach $69 billion in revenue by 2024<\/a>. This growth means that more infrastructure will be needed to keep up with demand, and therefore more efficient means to maintain that infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data center facilities require dedicated teams to manage their numerous servers. Their responsibilities range from performing routine equipment maintenance to decommissioning large, heavy server racks. These tasks can be physically demanding and create bodily injury risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Server Maintenance Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Servers are at the heart of every data center. They are responsible for receiving, storing, and sending the vast amounts of data that are transmitted across the internet each day. In data centers, servers are stored in large racks that can weigh several thousand pounds. These racks must be transported from loading docks to data halls and then maintained until they are decommissioned and replaced with a fresh rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This reality presents several challenges for the teams that manage servers. As we discussed in our blog covering overexertion injuries<\/a>, any job that involves material handling presents risks. Several challenges are present in the management of data center infrastructure at this scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n