“ We are moving from a situation where data centre capacity was built out in a rather haphazard , demand-driven way to one that is more deliberate and focused on efficiency and effectiveness ”
“ We are moving from a situation where data centre capacity was built out in a rather haphazard , demand-driven way to one that is more deliberate and focused on efficiency and effectiveness ”
— Andrew Donoghue , director of global analyst relations , Vertiv
soft and Oracle following slightly behind . “ There were 100 new hyperscale data centers opened in the last eight quarters , with 26 of those being in the first half of this year ,” said John Dinsdale , chief analyst at Synergy Research Group at the time . “ COVID-19 has caused some logistical issues but these are robust numbers , demonstrating the underlying strength of the services that are driving these investments .”
Hyperscale growth is expected to be highly resistant to the COVID-19 pandemic , as increases in digital transformation , remote work , online education and overall internet usage have risen sharply since March . By the end of this year , Cisco Systems estimated ( before the pandemicwhich may only intensify the result ) that more than half of all the data traffic on Earth will pass through a hyperscale facility . That ’ s 53 % of all internet traffic passing through fewer than 10 % of the world ’ s data centres .
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A HYPER-QUICK HISTORY LESSON
One of the trends with the potential to most dramatically impact the data centre industry is the rise of edge network infrastructure . The edge data centre market exceeded $ 5.5bn in 2019 . Between 2020 and 2026 , the market is expected to display a CAGR or 23 %, as the demand for low-latency edge computing is driven by an explosion
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