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Research Report: Data Center Consolidation and Construction Trends
ESG Research Report
Jun 29, 2010
In order to assess data center facility consolidation and construction priorities over the next 12-18 months, ESG recently surveyed 515 North American and Western European senior IT professionals representing midmarket (100 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees or more) organizations. All respondents were personally responsible for or familiar with their organization’s data center strategies at either an entire organization level or at a business unit/division/branch level.
The survey was designed to answer the following questions:
How many data centers do organizations operate today? How do these numbers vary by company size and industry?
To what extent are organizations planning to reduce/consolidate their overall number of data centers?
How many organizations currently have new data center construction projects underway?
Where do data center consolidation and new data center construction initiatives rank on organizations’ current list of IT priorities?
How do data center consolidation and construction plans vary by company size class and industry?
How do the number of existing data centers and spending mode impact data center consolidation?
What role will outsourcing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) models play in data center consolidation plans?
What is the impact of consolidation efforts and corporate risk tolerance on new data center construction?
What are the greatest factors influencing new data center construction?
Survey participants represented a wide range of industries including manufacturing, financial services, communications and media, health care, retail, government, and business services.
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