Data centers are being built in response to growing customer demand. However, factors such as power, water resources, favorable free cooling conditions, fiber connectivity, and availability of skilled labor are considered for selecting areas for the development and operation of data centers. The high availability of service offerings is enabled by building Tier III and Tier IV standard modern data centers. Cooling systems consume around 40% of the power in data centers. This is prompting operators to select areas that support free cooling. Also, data centers consume millions of gallons of water to cool the facility. In areas that don’t support free cooling, the abundance of water is required. The major site selection criteria for data centers are mentioned in the table below, along with the identified level of importance for each criterion and description of the same.

1  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2  RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

3  RESEARCH PROCESS 

4  SCOPE & COVERAGE 


5  REPORT ASSUMPTIONS & CAVEATS

6  MARKET AT A GLANCE 

7  INTRODUCTION 

8  MARKET DYNAMICS