Sept/Oct 19 - ChannelVision Magazine

virtual reality Global data center construction is undergoing a boom, according to IHS Market, which is currently tracking 135 new data center building and expansion projects that are expected to open this year. These efforts are expected to add 14 million square feet of capacity in 2019. Another 4.5 million square feet has already been announced for the first half of 2020. The growth in 2019 and 2020 follows 52 new build- ing and expansion projects that came online in the second half of 2018, with 3.6 million square feet for covered provider, said HIS. “Cloud expansion and enterprise colocation adop- tion are continuing to drive the majority of new capacity additions in the data center market,” said Alan Howard, principal analyst at IHS Markit. “The period-over-period spikes we are seeing in capacity additions are a natural part of the deployment and absorption phases of the data center construction cycle.” The top five cloud providers ranked by IT-operated data center square feet are Google at 13.7 million, Amazon at 12.4 million, Microsoft at 10.7 million, IBM at 3.4 million and Tencent at 2 million, said Howard. Phoenix is the most recent hotspot for major data-center building activity, with Compass Datacenters, Stream Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers, Microsoft and Google hav- ing scooped up more than 700 acres of land – or more than Providers Plan 14 Million Sq. Ft. of New DC Capacity our l, 10=extremely importa t) Schools Have Rapidly Added Wi-Fi to Classrooms la carte menu, where customers can pick which ant and don’t want ents are completely bespoke e to their word 10 rograms? portant) Rebates 10 Data Center Physical Capacity Under Construction by Region Source: Spiceworks Source: IHS Markit Source: EducationSuperHighway 9% 15% 10% 5% 0% CEO/President Business Line Director Finance Procurement Business Line Manager COO/CFO/ CMO Professional Staff Legal 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 1H19 North America EMEA Asia Pacific CALA 2H19 1H20 Capacity (sq ft. M) 2013 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 Schools reporting sufficent Wi-Fi in classrooms Percent Q: Which of the following are primary use cases for blockchain/distributed ledger technology at your organization? 51% Offer your clients an unparalleled communication solution that will optimize business success for all. With KAZOO, you can add the latest in cloud communications to your portfolio and offer the best in customer experience. Transform the UC Experience with KAZOO Get your demo today at info.2600Hz.com/demo 415-886-7900 / sales@2600Hz.com Partner benefits include: Upfront and residual commissions Exceed client expectations with leading-edge features Freedom to do business your way Stand out in a competitive market 52 Channel Vision | September - October, 2019