{"id":21566,"date":"2024-12-19T12:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flex.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=21566"},"modified":"2025-10-11T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:13:08","slug":"capturing-supply-chain-advantages-for-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/flex.com\/de\/resources\/capturing-supply-chain-advantages-for-data-centers","title":{"rendered":"Lieferkettenvorteile f\u00fcr Rechenzentren nutzen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overscroll-top\" style=\"background-color: #eaeef4;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"resource-header block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Homepage\" href=\"\/\">Flex<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Resources\" href=\"\/resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Capturing supply chain advantages for data centers\">Capturing supply chain advantages for data centers<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<h1>Capturing supply chain advantages for data centers<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date detail\">\n\t\t\t\tPosted on<br>\n\t\t\t\tDezember 19, 2024\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-tag\">Blog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"2\" data-destination=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/industries\/data-center#resources\" href=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/industries\/data-center#resources\">Data Center<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"2\" data-destination=\"\/solutions-and-services\/supply-chain#resources\" href=\"\/solutions-and-services\/supply-chain#resources\">Supply Chain<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar block normal-sidebar\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>In August, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/us\/north-america-sees-70-jump-data-center-supply-construction-cbre-report-says-2024-08-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CBRE reported<\/a> that data center supply construction had jumped 70% compared to the previous year. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/technology-media-and-telecommunications\/our-insights\/ai-power-expanding-data-center-capacity-to-meet-growing-demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">McKinsey &amp; Company<\/a> reported, \u201cThe race is on to build sufficient data center capacity to support a massive acceleration in the use of AI. Data center demand has already soared in response to the role data plays in modern lives. But with the emergence of generative AI (gen AI), demand is set to rise even higher.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This heralds unprecedented opportunity within the data center landscape. 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By leveraging our existing capabilities and switching to more readily available materials\u2014which we can help you identify and source\u2014our customers receive immediate cost savings. In the mid- and long-term, we continue to work with customers to deliver strategic supply chain insights that drive data-driven decision making for bigger savings and greater supply chain resiliency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-work-with-us-to-mitigate-risk-and-deploy-faster\" style=\"font-weight:600\">Work with us to mitigate risk and deploy faster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Flex stands at the forefront of supply chain optimization for data center customers, uniquely positioned to address the pressing challenges of today\u2019s rapidly evolving landscape. 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