HQ : Boston , Massachusettsts CEO : William Meaney

A byword for security and data protection , document storage firm Iron Mountain has pivoted successfully into the data centre industry over the past decade . The company owns and operates 18 data centres ( including a hypersecure facility built 220 feet underground in Pennsylvania ) across three continents . This year , Iron Mountain expanded into the Indian data centre market with a multi-million dollar joint venture in partnership with local operator Web Werks .

HQ : London , UK

CEO : Niclas Sanfridsson

One of the world ’ s most exciting suppliers of hyperscale colocation services , Colt has a platform of 15 data centres worldwide . In Europe , the company operates six sites across London , Frankfurt , Paris , and Rotterdam . Currently , Colt is focusing on expanding its APAC operations , where it operates nine sites across India , Hong Kong , and Japan - where the bulk of its footprint is concentrated . Earlier this year , Colt announced another hyperscale build - a 45 + MW site in Osaka , Japan . When complete , the company will operate almost 100 MW of data centre capacity throughout the country .

128 December 2021