May 28, 2008—Digital Realty Trust, Inc., owner and manager of corporate and Internet gateway datacenters, has reported new research data that indicates a significant increase in the number of data center projects being planned by US corporations during the coming 12 months.
The findings are from a recently completed survey commissioned by Digital Realty Trust of senior decision makers who are either directly responsible for data centers or influence significant decisions related to datacenter operations. The results of this new study were compared against a similar study conducted by the company in 2007 to produce comparative metrics about the growth, and other trends, in the data center industry.
Key findings from the research study include:
