Description

This market insight considers how the convergence of information technology (IT) and facilities equipment affect the data center environment. With the convergence of these two spending areas, greater focus has been placed on achieving energy efficiency and positive returns on investment (ROIs). Topics considered include trends in date center utilization, power and cooling equipment, energy efficiency, heat management, and modular data center design. Revenue forecasts are provided for power and cooling equipment. The base year is 2012, and the forecast period is 2013 to 2017.