For years, journals have published articles with general observations about “current IT trends,” but this article highlights the impactful effects of four IT dynamics on data center facility procurement by enterprise users. Companies are increasingly seeking data center facilities that are dense, hybrid, green, and available.
The quantity of power consumed within each data center cabinet has risen consistently for many years. According to Uptime Institute’s annual data center survey, the average power density per cabinet for enterprise data centers rose from 2.4 kW in 2010 to 8.4 kW in 2020. The rate of increase has grown in the last three years, with 69% of enterprises reporting increasing densities and 25% of enterprises deploying some cabinets consuming more than 20 kW in 2022.