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Spending on hardware for data centres, such as rack cabinets and computer cables, is expected to reach $98.8 billion (£62.7 billion) this year, new data suggests.
Research firm Gartner forecast that next year, this is likely to rise to $106.4 billion and by 2015 it will surpass the $126 billion mark.
The company asserted that the largest category of data centres - those with more than 500 server racks - is likely to make up a greater proportion of the spending.
It suggested that by 2015, these will make up 26 per cent of the total expenditure, up from 20 per cent last year.
Jon Hardcastle, research director at Gartner, commented: "Worldwide data centre hardware spending will finally reach and surpass [the] 2008 level."
Among the firms to recently announce the development of new data centres was internet giant Google, which plans to open facilities in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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Last Updated: 14/10/2011 14:53
Global data centre hardware spending to top $98bn - Data and Server Racks - Article Discussion
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