DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/94cqj6/global_mega_data) has announced the addition of the "Global Mega Data Center Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

Mega data centers are typically built to the highest tier 3 availability standards and are located at the lowest latency points in the network. This gives them an advantage when it comes to availability and network performance. They can also scale impressively, the cost of adding a few thousand users to a particular service or application is minimal.

Nowadays mega data centers expect a significant growth over the period of time. They are sprawling over hundreds of thousands of square meters. This is because either they are absorbing the heavy load with respect to capacity that is being transferred to them. Companies are looking to exploit the cloud model, due to significant increase in business processes. The model of mega data centers supports this. On the contrary, the market for small enterprise owned data centers are shrinking and evolving into more efficient and agile business centers.

One key trend upcoming in this market is the interconnection of mega data centers, which allows the user to have a single password to access all interlinked accounts. It is beneficial for the smooth functioning of data.

According to the report, one of the main drivers of this market is the growing Global Cloud Computing market, which has become one of the fastest-growing concepts in recent years. It enables the integration of both software and IT infrastructure, which can be delivered directly over the internet as a service. It provides a facility, whereby a company can expand network capacity to withstand the changing scenario. The IT landscape is transforming at a faster pace as businesses move their collaboration and computing applications to the cloud.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges that the market faces is finding suitable locations for data center facilities. There are several factors to be taken into consideration when choosing a location, such as weather events and natural calamities that can hinder the overall functioning of the data center.

The Global Mega Data Center market can be classified into five major segments as:

• Server market
• Storage Market
• Networking Solutions
• Power and Cooling
• Services

Key Vendors

• Avaya
• Cisco
• Dell
• EMC
• Emerson
• Fujitsu
• Hitachi
• HP
• IBM
• Intel
• Juniper
• NetApp
• Rittal
• Schneider

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