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Over 75 percent of businesses in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia expect to expand their data centre infrastructure this year, and of those with expansion plans, almost 50 percent stated that they will likely increase space in more than one location, according to the latest survey commissioned by Digital Realty Trust.
The survey, which was conducted by Campos Research & Analysis, polled over 300 IT decision-makers at large companies in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia that have a minimum of 500 employees and / or at least US$500 million (S$630.70 million) in annual revenue.
The study revealed that 76 percent of respondents will likely expand their data centre infrastructure this year, while 17 percent have no plans to expand this year or in 2013.
Around 48 percent of the respondents are considering new data centre projects and will expand in more than one location, while 64 percent said they have constructed a new data centre in the last 24 months.
“The results of this independent study verify the strong demand for data centre space that we are seeing in our Asia Pacific markets,” said Kris Kumar, Asia Pacific Regional Head at Digital Realty.
“We believe this growth is primarily being driven by global enterprises seeking to establish or expand their technical operations in the Asia Pacific region, as well as by companies based in the region with expanding computing requirements to support their rapid growth. While not yet in Hong Kong, our assets in Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne are well-positioned to capture a significant portion of this demand expected in the coming 24 months.”
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