Intelligent Data Centres Issue 25 | Page 17

DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS

WHY THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF DATA CENTRE TRANSFORMATION

As the data centre industry rapidly evolves , we must consider the driving factors behind the change in order to continue at pace . Ehab Kanary , Vice President of Enterprise Infrastructure for the Middle East and Africa at CommScope , considers some of the hallmarks for data centre change this year .

End-user spending on global data

centre infrastructure is projected to reach US $ 200 billion in 2021 , according to Gartner . In the Middle East , the data centre market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3 % in the next five years , driven by the regional initiatives such as Saudi Vision 2030 , Dubai Vision 2021 and New Kuwait Vision 2035 . Case in point – a key Saudi player recently announced the launch of three mega data centres with US $ 267 million investment .
2021 will see the accelerated deployment of new and evolving technologies in the industry , and key global trends influencing these deployments include the growing demand for higher-performance www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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