With a global pandemic that fundamentally transformed the business landscape, demand for data centers skyrocketed to new heights in 2021, particularly in the U.S. Why? Every single piece of data transmitted online is stored in a data center. The swift and sudden switch to remote work was accompanied by a surge in internet usage as people limited their in-person activities and, instead, met up for Zoom happy hours, purchased groceries via Instacart, and shared life experiences 24/7 across the breadth and depth of social platforms. Today, the data being stored is more about new polo shirts purchased for the golf course or vacation pictures posted to Instagram. Society's demand for online services hasn't abated.
If the pandemic left us with one certainty, it's that data centers have become firmly entrenched as the backbone of today’s society, supporting the modern technologies used daily for work, play, and everything in between. They offer enterprises security, speed, and scalability, but only if they’re functioning properly and at full capacity.