Data center budgets rising despite economy
Mar 21
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Tags: data center executives
The IT industry has suffered its share of bad news in this economy, but one bright spot was revealed this week in a new survey of data center executives.
On average, data center budgets are increasing nearly 7% this year, according to an online survey of 300 senior-level IT decision makers at some of the largest North American companies. The respondents all work for companies with at least $1 billion in annual revenue and/or at least 5,000 employees.
“One finding that may surprise people is that companies are increasing their data center budgets in 2009. This is a reflection of how companies view their data centers as critical assets for increasing productivity while reducing costs,” Chris Crosby, a senior vice president at Digital Realty Trust, says in a press release. Digital Realty Trust, which offers a variety of data center products and services, conducted the survey in January.
More than four out of five companies surveyed are planning data center expansions in the next 12 to 24 months. Space requirements for these data centers are growing 16% year over year, to an average of 21,000 square feet in 2009.
Complete article can be found at Network world
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