Data Centers at a Glance

Data Centers at a Glance An Infographic Presented by COLOTRAQ On April 8, 2013, Digital Realty Trust Inc., a leading global provider of data center solutions, released key findings from its annual study of the North American data center market. The research was conducted on behalf of Digital Realty by Campos Research & Analysis, an independent research firm. The survey of senior leadership at large corporations in North America indi- cates continued strong growth for the data center industry in 2013 and 2014. Panel participants were selected from large North American companies with either: $1B or $1B+ annual revenue 5,000+ employees 8 =1,000 employees) Data Center Profile Results of this study are based on surveys of 300 IT decision makers at large corporations in North America with the above qualifications. The survey was conducted in January 2013. Have built or acquired a new data center in the past 2 years 66% Report a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) below 2.0. The average is 2.9 20% 81% Expect server density to increase in the next year Meter their power use - most at 3+ points 81% 80% Use hot or cold aisle containment Currently use DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure 85% Management) software Respondents were asked about the number of data centers their company operates now, excluding "IT Closets" in branch offices. 30 25 26% 20 23% 21% 15 10 13% 11% 6% one two three four five six or more One in four companies has 6 or more data centers Respondents average 4.5 data centers On Expanding Their Data Centers say they will definitely or probably expand their data centers in either 2013 or 2014 say they will definitely expand say they will definitely expand their data centers their data centers in 2013 in 2014 98% 49% 50% Regions for Expansion 100 80 89% 84% 60 40 47% 47% 39% 41% 20 20% 21% U.S. Europe Asia-Pacific South America Def/Prob Expand in 2013 (N=289) Def/Prob Expand in 2014 (N=280) New York 65% Preferred Locations for Expansion San Francisco 30% ....... Los Angeles 47% Phoenix 28% Dallas 36% Locations Outside the U.S. 39% 34% 27% London Hong Kong Tokyo 2/3 prefer their home city as a data center location. Security is the most important factor in decisions about location. Source: Salesforce - http://goo.gl/9LuTt This infographic is brought to you by: COLOTRAQ www.COLOTRAQ.COM