Why Fortune 500 Companies are Building More Data Centers and How Your Enterprise Can, Too

Over the last few years, data center spending has exploded.

In 2017, companies in North America spent about $20 billion on data centers, compared to less than $8 billion the year before and $5.7 billion in 2015. This year shows no signs of slowing down, and early estimates exceed 2017’s already impressive record.

Much of this growth has come from Fortune 500 companies, and tech giants like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook constantly make headlines for their latest data center ventures.

However, being a big tech company is not a requirement for owning a dedicated place to store and analyze your information. In fact, any enterprise can reap the benefits of creating its own data centers.

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Not Just Rows of Servers

When you think of data centers, you likely think of large windowless warehouses lined with thousands of powerful servers.

While this vision once had its place, increasing corporate social awareness and ingenuity has caused some companies to reinvent the form in new and intriguing ways.

Lately, Microsoft deployed submarine data centers that sit on the ocean floor in strategic locations where they can be both powered by renewable resources and cooled by the chilly water temperatures. Likewise, Sweden has become a veritable data center Mecca for companies looking to take advantage of the country’s naturally cooling arctic winds.

Industries are embracing data center modernization, and in an era of connected devices and cloud computing, that means more room for innovation.

Increased Control Means Increased Opportunity

Data centers are becoming more efficient than ever, and that makes their power as a tool for innovation that much stronger.

Having your own data center is a great way to maintain control of your tech infrastructure. Complete autonomy with regard to how your enterprise collects and analyzes data could mean the difference between offering an innovative and connected user experience that drives people toward your product or service, and losing customers over something that feels sterile, homogeneous and mediocre.

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Making Your Data Center a Reality

Okay, so you know your enterprise should have its own dedicated data server, but how can you realize this goal when you don’t know how to establish one?

This is where prooV Data Lab can help.

Every enterprise needs a way to reliably evaluate new software technologies before taking them to production. prooV Data Lab allows you to configure more complex, richer testing environments that mirror your production environment.

prooV Data Lab can set your company on a path toward more customized proof-of-concept testing and technology evaluation, and ultimately drive increased innovation.