The world has increasingly come to rely on data centres as central to our everyday practices as well as economic growth and technological advancement.
The UK is no different. Demand for data centres has been driven by cloud computing, elevated internet usage and increased data usage through the rise of Artificial Intelligence and Internet Of Things. Even more pertinent is that these demand drivers continue to grow.
The UK is currently failing to meet this growing demand with the existing supply of data centres, which are concentrated in London. Supply is hampered by significant challenges to new developments including National Grid limitations, high energy consumption, access to power, cooling equipment requirements, and available development space in primary markets.
In this latest instalment of our Capitalise on the Future series, Eoghan Morgan explores the demand drivers of data centres in the UK and the obstructions to meeting this demand. The UK is now seeing record levels of investment from private companies into crucial data centre development and an enhanced focus on the importance of this expanding real estate sub-sector from the new UK government.
Discover more from our Capitalise on the Future series.
