Why IT Is Increasing Investments in Colocation
Why IT Is Increasing Investments in Colocation
Needing more scalable use of data with better network connectivity, data center managers are increasingly looking into colocation options.
On the Radar
65% of the data center managers surveyed said they are currently using colocation, or plan to within the next 12 months.
Expanding Footprint
57% said they expect their use of colocation services to increase over the next two years.
Going Offsite
80% of the data center managers surveyed are using either off-premises or hybrid data centers.
Multiple Paths
35% said they’ve expanded data center capacity within the past two years by adding to the data center without physically expanding it; 30% said they’ve done so by using the cloud without colocation; and 25% have expanded capacity with colocation.
Multifunctional
52% of the data center managers surveyed use colocation data centers as a backup; 44% use them as primary data centers for computing and critical infrastructure; and more than 33% use them for cloud services.
Biggest Drivers of Colocation
Better future scalability: 32%,
Network and edge connectivity: 22%,
Lack of staffing to support expansion: 13%
Biggest Colocation Challenges
Cost: 45%,
Security: 31%,
Internal staffing: 18%
Top Apps Moved to Colocation
Storage management: 74%,
Email: 66%,
Database services: 59%,
Web servers: 54%,
Communication/collaboration: 48%
