June4 2007 VOL. 2

Did You Know…

More than 80 percent of North America-based corporations plan to expand their data centers over the next two years, according to a study conducted by research firm Campos Research & Analysis and commissioned by Digital Realty Trust Inc., a San Francisco-based REIT that owns and manages corporate data centers.

The study, which surveyed top executives in a variety of industries, also found that 75 percent of the companies that plan to expand will do so in two or more locations.

The majority of participants in the research study indicated that they needed to establish new data centers to: meet their growth requirements; accommodate disaster recovery initiatives; and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley-related requirements.

The survey also found that security was ranked as the most important factor in selecting a geographic location for data centers. Telecom and accessibility for company personnel were also critical, though taxes, labor pool and real estate costs were less important, according to survey participants.

More than half of the respondents plan to use a partner to implement their expansion plans, and only 35 percent are planning to implement the expansion themselves.