It's official - more IT work is now off-prem than ever before, and it's sucking up a whole load of power
- Third-party data centers now host more enterprise workloads than corporate server facilities
- AI infrastructure is steadily pushing rack power requirements to unprecedented operational levels
- Rising electricity costs continue squeezing already stretched data center operating budgets everywhere
Corporate IT infrastructure is increasingly moving beyond company-owned facilities as organizations rely more heavily on third-party data centers for critical workloads.
The Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey found third-party sites now account for 46% of enterprise IT workloads, compared with 44% still running inside enterprise-owned corporate server farms.
The survey gathered responses from more than 800 data center owners and operators across multiple countries, with 52% located in North America and Europe. It found that 10% of respondents still rely on smaller IT rooms and server cabinets rather than dedicated facilities.
Off-Premises becomes the default choice
Uptime Institute expects self-owned server halls to hold their current share of workloads through 2028, even as...
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