The introduction of the PC

The birth of modern day data centres

The need for fast connectivity drives data centre growth

By the 1980s , modernisations and improvements in design made by the likes of IBM and Intel led to the development of personal computing ( PC ). Information technology started to become a significant economic contributor , globally .

PCs had advanced the use of data-driven technology by the dawn of 1990 . laying down the groundwork for the modern day data centre concept .

Users began to interact with data centre servers located around the world via the internet .

The dot-com era rendered data centres critical for national security , internet infrastructure and economic output .

Since the early 2000s , the increasing need for speedy internet connections and 24 / 7 operations has carved out a significant market niche for data centres and internet structure .

To this day , multinational corporations like Amazon , Google , Intel and IBM continue to innovate in this space , with trends such as cloud computing , IoT and AI lighting the spark .

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