The Global Market for Internet Data Centers is Projected to Reach US$89.5 Billion by 2022

Increasing Data Storage Needs to Drive Growth in the Global Internet Data Centers Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA launches comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size and demand forecasts on the global Internet Data Centers market. The global market for Internet Data Centers is projected to reach US$89.5 billion by 2022, driven by the exponential increase in data volumes and the subsequent need to expand data center capacity.

Internet Data Centers (IDCs) are data centers operated by Internet service providers, system integrators, common carriers, and are connected to the Internet and accessed by the Internet. Unlike data centers specifically built for a single large company, Internet data centers are third-party data centers hosted on behalf of companies and are designed to house all data-storage functions of clients and/or house all servers and related Internet equipment. Internet data centers facilitate in the maintenance of resources and also enable integration of server storage and networking. Increased information availability, enhanced data access and improved server capabilities are major advantages of Internet data centers. These data centers also aid in addressing various business challenges including scalability, flexibility and manageability, while also reducing costs. With growing emphasis on cost reduction, the benefits of shared infrastructures are emerging into the spotlight, thereby driving popularity of third party, outsourced IDCs. The increased focus on reducing internal consumption of resources and dispensing the cost-burden of IT administration are leading to increased reliance on third party “multi-sourced” partners. With broadband Internet changing the basics of computing, building of Internet data centers (IDCs) is gaining prominence in the data center industry. The continuous evolution of IT and technology, growing prominence of cloud-based services and Internet of Things (IoT), and increasing role of mobility in enterprise operations are enhancing data storage needs of companies, thus driving businesses to invest in expanding capacity of data centers. The market is also being positively impacted by the shift towards greener and more efficient facilities, due to the growing importance of sustainability and green accreditations.

The growing realization of the importance of sharing IT infrastructures, software, servers and bandwidth for successfully doing more with less continues to drive growth in the market. Over the coming years, the market is expected to grow driven by sustained efforts to upgrade and maintain data centers, with growth also being fostered by the increasing number of available applications. Increasing use of cloud computing and the growing need for ubiquitous data are driving growth in the Internet data centers market. The increasing deployment of Internet data centers in heterogeneous environments and hybrid clouds is also anticipated to emerge as a critical factor over the coming years. The growth in the market will also be driven by the expanding range of functionalities offered by the centers. At present cloud storage, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, application servers, data warehouses and file servers are some of the applications of Internet data centers

As stated by the new market research report on Internet Data Centers, the United States represents the largest market worldwide. Asia-Pacific is poised to record the fastest CAGR of 20.6% over the analysis period. The market is being driven by the rapid expansion of cloud-based services and increased adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) in several countries across the region.

Major players covered in the report include 21Vianet Group Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., AT&T Inc., BT Global Services plc, CenturyLink Inc., Cogent Communication Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation, Equinix Inc., Fidelity Information Services LLC, Google Inc., International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Level 3 Communications Inc., Microsoft Corporation, QTS Realty Trust Inc., Reliance Communications Ltd., Verizon Communications Inc., among others.

The research report titled “Internet Data Centers: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities of global companies. The report provides market estimates and projections for all major geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin America) and Rest of World.

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