With over 9 million square kilometres, it’s no surprise that
the United States hold host to some of the world’s largest data centers. And it’s not just the size of the data centers, the sheer
volume is big too.
Considering the expected growth of the data center market is to reach $251 billion by 2026 it feels like the US could
be ahead of the game. But where can you find the top Data Centers in the
US?
Chicago
We all know that in the states they like to go big and
Digital Realty Trust’s Lakeside Technology Center is no exception. It formerly
housed printing presses for the popular Sears Catalogue and Yellow Pages phone
books but at 1.1 million square feet it’s now one of the largest data centers
in the world.
Lakeside Technology Center is one of 81 colocations in
Chicago, the total number in Illinois is only 88 so the city of Chicago makes
up the lion’s share of the state.
Georgia
There’s currently 14 Google Data
Centers in the US, not surprising considering the current daily Google
searches are up to 5.6 billion. One
of the 14 can be found in Douglas County, Georgia. Google have had presence in the
Atlanta, Georgia region since 2003 and have continued to grow, creating 500
jobs in the area.
But Georgia hasn’t only proven attractive to one tech giant,
earlier this year Microsoft announced that they were aiming to build 1
million square foot of data center buildings in Douglasville, Georgia.
