Data centres in Amsterdam in 2010
The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is an excellent location for data centres. In 2010, Amsterdam enjoyed the highest take-up of data centre capacity in seven years, surpassing all other European cities except London.
ICT capital
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), a real estate consultancy firm, published these results in a report on data centres in Europe.
Amsterdam is one of the main locations for data centres primarily due to its proximity to the Amsterdam internet hub AMS-IX, the largest data transport hub in the world, known for its superior quality and low cost.
Attracting ICT firms
The advantageous tax climate and excellent digital infrastructure attracts major international ICT companies to the Amsterdam Area, which is becoming the software and IT capital of Europe. More than 50% of all Forbes 2,000 companies active in ICT have an office in the Amsterdam Area.
Equinix, a company operating International Business Exchange data centres, and British Telecom (BT), one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services, recently opened data centres in Amsterdam Area.
Future data centres
The future of data centres in the Amsterdam Area looks bright with CBRE expecting demand to remain strong in 2011.
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