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The cloud is, by its very nature, a global phenomenon. But the ever-increasing demand for cloud-based applications, by both businesses and consumers, is driving new data center footprint trends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many tech-centric operations have been building at a breakneck pace. Their data center construction plans extend well into the next five years. Their growth has not been negatively affected by the <\/span>COVID-19 pandemic<\/span><\/a>, nor the recession. They follow a common formula, as Tim Shaheen, Executive Vice President\u00a0 of Strategy & Development at Aligned, tells <\/span>Data Center Frontier<\/span><\/a>:\u00a0 \u201cThese projects require a high level of standardization, modularity, and scalability, with a simple and repeatable model for expansion in new or existing markets.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"IOT,Companies expanding new and existing data centers work to deliver reliable infrastructure as quickly as possible using the formulaic approach described above. As they do, they are also building safety, efficiency, and operational standards that work in any corner of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, we touch on the factors driving global expansion and two primary expansion strategies. The end goal is always the same\u2014providing an improved value proposition to clients. This can be done while maintaining consistent standards of safety and excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Three Primary Purposes of Expansion<\/span><\/h2>\n

#1: Keeping up with accelerating consumer demand<\/span><\/h3>\n

Users want lower latency, reduced risk, a better user experience, and improved application performance. They also want to retain important data in-region. General cybersecurity concerns push many enterprises to keep their data close by\u2014particularly because they want to be able to quickly handle issues such as government or court requests for data.<\/span><\/p>\n

#2: Staying competitive<\/span><\/h3>\n

Expanding in new and emerging geographies is a focus for many of the biggest tech firms in the world. There is considerable potential associated with expanding in regions that don\u2019t already have significant IT infrastructure already in place.<\/span><\/p>\n

#3: Processing more data\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The amount of data in the world was estimated to be <\/span>44 zettabytes<\/span><\/a> at the beginning of 2020 (a zettabyte being 1,000 bytes to the seventh power.) This is due in large part to:<\/span><\/p>\n