DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS
digital economy, companies must address
growing data volumes and increasing data
exchange velocity across a rising number
of clouds and business ecosystems.
In fact, according to a separate
independent survey commissioned by
PEOPLE,
SOFTWARE AND
MACHINES ARE
CREATING AND
CONSUMING DATA
FASTER AND IN
ALL THE PLACES
WHERE WE WORK,
PLAY AND LIVE.
Equinix of more than 2,450 global senior
IT professionals, almost half (48%)
of global IT decision-makers believe
interconnection is a key facilitator of
Digital Transformation.
Four in 10 IT decision-makers in EMEA
feel the same and, in the UK, over a
third (33%) of IT decision-makers cite
interconnection as being key to the
survival of their business. And companies
are continuing to invest in this critical
infrastructure, with almost half (49%) of
IT decision-makers in the UK stating that
any uncertainty around the final Brexit
deal has not impacted their company’s
decision to invest in IT infrastructure.
“People, software and machines are
creating and consuming data faster and
in all the places where we work, play
and live,” said Rick Villars, Research Vice
President, Datacenter and Cloud, IDC.
“The significant increase in data created,
aggregated and analysed in these new
locations is contributing to a major shift
away from deploying IT in traditional
corporate data centres.
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“Enterprises need access to robust,
modern data centre facilities near the
Edge locations where businesses want
to deploy dedicated infrastructure and
interconnect to the increasing number of
clouds, customers and partners that are at
the core of Digital Transformation efforts.”
Strong data compliance regulations across
Europe are unlocking data exchange and
growth of interconnection bandwidth in
healthcare and life sciences, government
and education, and business and
professional services.
This is leading Europe (51% CAGR) to
overtake North America (46% CAGR) in the
race to digital growth.
Latin America is leading the charge with
a 63% CAGR, with Asia-Pacific not far
behind (56% CAGR). Expansion plans
across the world, according to the survey,
tell a slightly different story with 55%
of EMEA businesses – and 42% of UK
businesses, specifically – planning to
expand into new metros, versus more
aggressive expansion plans in other
regions (Americas 69%, Asia-Pacific
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