Built in 1945, the world’s first data centre
Fascinating facts about data centers
1) As of March 2024, there are over 11,800 data centers in the world
2) By 2025, at least 1/2 of all world's data will pass through the cloud.
3) The?Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimates Data centers are projected to consume up to 4% of global electricity by 2030
4) With just over 300 locations (337 to be exact) in UK, London, England has the largest concentration of data centers in any given city across the globe.
5)??California has the largest concentration of data centers in the U.S. with just over 300 locations.
6) The average data center consumes over 100x the power of a large commercial office building, while a large data center uses the electricity equivalent of a small U.S. town.
7) The largest concentration of data centers in a U.S. city is within the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area (approximately 306+ centers).
8) Data centers are increasingly using in-flight wire speed encryption, which keeps your data fully protected from the moment it leaves one data center to the moment it arrives at another.
9) The China Telecom-Inner Mongolia Information Park in Hohhot, China is the world's largest data center, covering 10.7 million square feet.
Incredible to see how far we've come since ENIAC! From consuming 150kW of power to today's data centers achieving unparalleled energy efficiency and computing power, the evolution is astounding. Modern data centers now operate at exponentially greater scale, leveraging?AI for optimization?and?liquid cooling?for sustainability, reflecting how innovative technologies are reshaping the IT landscape. Though challenges persist, such as maintaining energy efficiency at larger scales and minimizing environmental impact,?solutions like edge computing,?renewable energy adoption, and?AI-driven resource management?are driving the next wave of?sustainable, high-performance data infrastructure.