prevent and recover from drastic incidents such as cyberattacks , power outages or environmental disasters . With the UK currently home to the highest number of data centres in Western Europe , the industry already generates an estimated £ 4.6bn ( US $ 5.13bn ) a year in revenue . Their renewed status is designed to boost business confidence in their data centre investments across the country , in addition to international businesses setting their sights on expansion investments .
“ RECENT MAJOR IT OUTAGES HAVE SHOWN JUST HOW DEPENDENT OUR ECONOMY HAS BECOME ON IT SERVICES ”
PETER GRIMMOND HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY ( INTERNATIONAL ), VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES
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