Hyperscale Data Center Count Passes The 300 Milestone In December
One notable feature of the global footprint is that despite a major ongoing push to locate new operations in countries around the world.
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that the number of large data centers operated by hyperscale providers hit the 300 mark in December, after a flurry of year-end data center openings by Amazon, Google, and Alibaba. One notable feature of the global footprint is that despite a major ongoing push to locate new operations in countries around the world, the U.S. still accounts for 45% of major cloud and internet data center sites. The next prominent locations are China and Japan, with 8% and 7% respectively. The three leading countries are then followed by the UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Germany, and India, each of which accounts for 3% to 5% of the total. The research is based on an analysis of the data center footprint of 24 of the world’s major cloud and internet service firms, including the largest operators in SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, search, social networking, and e-commerce.