Interact Launched Simulation Tool for Data Centers
The software models hardware efficiency and environmental impact for infrastructure planning.
Updated on Oct. 13, 2026 in Data Centers
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Interact has released Interact Verify, a simulation software tool designed to model the cost and environmental effects of data center infrastructure changes. The tool, which is now available for organizations across the UK, Europe, and North America, is built on a decade of research.
Why it matters
The software enables operators to project energy, water, and carbon outcomes for hardware decisions before committing to capital investments. It arrives as policymakers enforce stricter environmental efficiency reporting standards.
Interact Verify offers four distinct simulation modules—Discovery, Consolidation, Host-to-host, and Environmental Compliance—leveraging a dataset of 500 data centers collected over 10 years.
The players
Interact
A provider of data center infrastructure software that uses research-based datasets to measure energy and water efficiency.
The details
Users input existing infrastructure details, allowing the software to simulate the effects of hardware consolidation or migration scenarios against environmental metrics. The tool specifically incorporates calculations required by the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres and the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. These simulations help quantify energy use and carbon emissions, providing a standardized baseline for resource consumption reporting.
Timeline
October 13, 2026: Interact Verify simulation software launched.
2030: Global data center electricity consumption projected to reach approximately 945 TWh.
The Tech Race
The tool aligns with the regulatory demands of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which requires increased transparency in data center operations. It positions itself against the industry-wide challenge of managing the projected surge in energy demand as consumption nears 945 TWh by 2030.
Data center operators in the UK, Europe, and North America can now access the software to automate environmental reporting and hardware planning. It serves as a decision-support system to justify infrastructure upgrades while ensuring compliance with evolving efficiency regulations.
The takeaway
Organizations should monitor how the integration of the EU Code of Conduct into simulation tools impacts their ability to meet sustainability targets. Industry participants should track the growth of data center energy consumption as it moves toward the 945 TWh projection for 2030.
Further reading
For more on the changing standards for power and water usage in global infrastructure, see our coverage of Data Centers.
Source note: This article includes information reported by DataCenterNews US.
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