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A Data Center, also called a server farm, is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as network equipment and storage systems. It also includes supporting equipment such as backup power supplies, data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression), rack infrastructure for collocation, and security devices.

The Global Data Center industry is growing due to the increase in demand for data processing power and information storage. As a result, denser servers are being added to the existing Data Centers of various companies, so as to scale up the capacity. However, this is leading to an increase in the operational overhead (which includes management and energy cost), underutilization of IT assets, complexities in the integration of information, and inflexibilities in the expansion. Thus, in order to overcome these issues, Data Centers are evolving with new service delivery and business models.

With Data Centers reaching the highest limit in power, cooling and physical infrastructure, Containerized Data Centers are gaining popularity. Such Data Centers are configured and operated within a box or a shipping container, with each container having the potential to hold several servers. Additionally, the containers hold the complete physical infrastructure and remote monitoring that are essential for a Data Center. Further, Containerized Data Centers significantly reduce the amount of time spent on expanding a Data Center. For example, while it takes months to build a traditional Data Center, Containerized Data Centers can be deployed within weeks. Moreover, these Data Centers also offer many advantages over the traditional Data Centers (such as scalability, cost effectiveness and high power utilization).

The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size of the Data Centers IT market over the period 2009-2013. Further, it discusses the key market trends, drivers and challenges of Data Centers IT market, and profiles some of the key vendors of this market.

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