A rise in Cloud Computing has lead to an increasing global demand for mega data centres, with several governments funding large-scale projects. Due to increasing demand for data, AMA Research state that the data centre construction market has grown from around £1billion to £1.24billion in just one year, with a year-over-year growth rate estimated at 15.42%, according to Technavio. Such demand for data centres means that businesses are less likely to maintain their own IT infrastructure.
Increasing levels of online use throughout the coronavirus pandemic has provoked companies investments in hyper data centres, as demand is even higher than before. Many businesses are moving online and having people work remotely, increasing their use of colocation, has meant that the need for data centres has rocketed to adapt to the 'new normal' for many.
North America has heavily dominated the data centre market, closely followed by Europe and Asia Pacific in more recent times.
Such demand is good news for the construction market, with most large M&E contractors being involved in data centre construction, along with major building contractors and even commercial developers. Research suggests that globally, there are over 450 new data centre projects. Due to this, workers with a strong M&E background are key players in the process- with data centres requiring a number of elements including power distributions, network connectivity, ventilation and multiple back-up supply units.
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