Data Center Locations
Site selection —the billion-dollar challenge
The data center industry is not shy about its forecasted growth, but that does not mean data center operators can be frivolent, especially when it comes to the decision on where to locate a data center. Colocation player Equinix, for example, has hinted at rising demand from its customers for operations in Africa and the Middle East, but it is also holding off until it has all the right ingredients for a grand entry.
Other large data center companies, including Level 3, are piggy backing on the local experience of others, purchasing players with data center facilities in markets it hopes to penetrate.
This is because selecting a data center location can be one of the toughest parts of any newbuild. Before equipment has even been ordered and cement mixers booked a huge amount of forecasting, not only regarding demand but about every design aspect for a data center, is required. From power to
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connectivity and the delivery of materials and availability of staff, every aspect must be considered. Add to this the current and possible future legal requirements of the government
in the jurisdiction you are
looking to work in, and you can have a minefield.
In our special Data Center Locations guide we have asked some of the world’s leading data center locations experts to pin point some of the regions around the world that are of interest to the industry today.
No two locations are the same, and each holds its own special level of attraction, be it for power, climate, legislative environment, soaring demand or other favourable aspects.
With so many projects and investments planned this is not a definitive guide – technology today means data centers can be built almost anywhere that they serve a purpose. What this guide will do, however, is
highlight the diversity of the industry today and give insight to the locations chosen.
To kick off this guide we introduce the views of two leading industry real estate players – Jones Lange La Salle and Digital Realty Trust. Mark Larard, director of the data center advisory group at JSL offers some insight into the decision process for selecting data center locations today, while DRT’s CTO Jim Smith delves further into what is driving data center demand in the locations covered in this guide. Cushman & Wakefield and hurleypalmerflatt also offer insight with a Data Center Risk Index. We are hugely grateful for these and all of the other contributors who gave their time and expertise for this guide. We hope you find it useful, if not for selecting your next site then for getting a greater understanding of the data center geography that exists today.
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