Colocation & Cloud Report 2024

This report offers an in-depth exploration of the evolving landscape of colocation and cloud services, focusing on key trends that influence IT infrastructure decisions. Readers will gain insights into the market dynamics and challenges of cloud adoption, the increasing demand for colocation, and the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on power and connectivity requirements.

Key takeaways include:

• Cloud vs. Colocation: Examination of why some companies are repatriating workloads from the public cloud back to colocation services due to cost, performance, and security concerns.

• AI's Impact: The growing demand for colocation services driven by AI workloads, which significantly increase power density and resource needs.

• Post-COVID Trends: Changes in corporate real estate and IT infrastructure location due to shifts in the remote workforce.

• Increased Connectivity Requirements: The rise in demand for direct connections to cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

• Global Market Growth: Analysis of the global colocation market, with projected growth in revenue and the expanding role of enterprise colocation services.

• Power and Sustainability Considerations: Emphasis on power requirements for colocation facilities, resilience against power outages, and trends in sustainability practices among providers.

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