New data from Synergy Research Group shows that the total number of large data centers operated by hyperscale providers increased to 541 at the end of the second quarter, more than double the mid-2015 count.
The EMEA and Asia-Pac regions continue to have the highest growth rates, though the United States still accounts for almost 40 percent of the major cloud and internet data center sites. The next most popular locations are China, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia, which collectively account for another 30 percent of the total.
Over the last four quarters, new data centers were opened in 15 different countries, with the United States, South Korea, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa and Bahrain having the largest number of additions. Among the hyperscale operators, Amazon and Google opened the most new data centers in the last 12 months, accounting for over half of the total, with Microsoft and Oracle being the next most active companies.
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