Fifth Annual State of the Data Center Industry Report Reveals Shifting Trends
A majority of respondents are implementing or expanding their diversity, equality, or inclusion programs
SAN FRANCISCO —AFCOM and Data Center World revealed the results of its fifth annual State of the Data Center Industry research report during a virtual event on May 13. The report, which has been a fixture at the annual Data Center World industry conference, will show that cloud computing usage is shifting dramatically toward a hybrid approach, jumping 26% in one year, and that the increase in data center density is outpacing new data center growth.
The comprehensive report surveyed data center professionals to determine implementation trends and buying patterns in areas, such as servers, cooling, edge computing, storage, DCIM, and security. Other issues covered by the report include budgeting, hiring, skills and training, energy consumption, and diversity.