Remote data centres are expanding as more organisations outsource in-house computer systems to networked computer servers for the storing or distribution of large amounts of information.
Data centre services range from the actual physical space needed to house an organisation’s private computers and software, to hosting data and applications and cloud computing. Big names already operating in the sector include Amazon Web Services, which belongs to the US-based online retailer.
Market watchers say one driver of future growth is likely to be the increasing amounts of data needed to operate driverless cars, which require large quantities of real-time data that will be gathered from and interpreted by sensors inside and outside the vehicle.