The world of data centers is constantly adapting and evolving to complement technology and business. With new applications come new enterprise demands and with new end user requirements come new IT architectures to support them — digital business and data ecosystems are changing by the day. However, the extraordinary circumstances the COVID-19 pandemic has created are expediting, and, in some ways, redefining this path to the future and the place of data centers within it.

This pandemic and the resulting changes to business as usual have presented disruption, but they have also driven a renewed focus on existing data center elements, making them more vital than ever for business continuity. Here are some shifts and trends that are currently impacting the growth and operations of the Texas data center market.