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Worldwide and U.S. Datacenter Installation Census and Construction Forecast, 2024–2028

Publisher IDC
Published Jun 27, 2024
Length 22 Pages
SKU # IDC18930983

Description

Worldwide and U.S. Datacenter Installation Census and Construction Forecast, 2024–2028


This IDC study reveals significant growth in the datacenter industry, driven by digital transformation and the rise of generative AI, with a shift in measuring datacenter capacity from square footage to power. This growth is accompanied by challenges such as resource scarcity and rising costs, yet offers opportunities for innovation, particularly in sustainability and hybrid multicloud architectures. The forecast anticipates a compound annual growth rate of 12.6% in installed IT datacenter capacity from 2023 to 2028, highlighting the industry's rapid expansion and growing power density."Datacenters are the backbone of the digital economy and will benefit from continued investment in digital transformation, cloud technologies, and artificial intelligence." — Sean Graham, research director, Cloud to Edge Datacenter Trends

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Table of Contents

22 Pages
IDC Market Forecast Figure
Executive Summary
Introduction
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Sustainability
Hybrid Multicloud
Expertise in New Technology
Supply Chain
Market Forecast
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
GenAI
Digital Transformation
Future of Work
Inhibitors
Power Scarcity
Supply Chain
Significant Market Developments
Blackwell Platform
Liquid Cooling
Microgrids
Nuclear Power
Location Strategies
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Service Providers
Hyperscalers
Cloud Service Providers
Shared Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers
Cloud Software-as-a-Service Providers
Digital Service Providers
Communication Services
Dedicated Hosting and Managed Services
Colocation Site
Enterprise
Core Versus Edge
Core — The "Central Datacenter"
Edge — Everything Between the "Core" and "Endpoints"
Methodology
Related Research

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