{"id":51155,"date":"2022-11-20T12:27:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T11:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cadlan.com\/en\/?p=51155"},"modified":"2023-08-11T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:48:08","slug":"the-worlds-largest-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cadlan.com\/en\/noticias\/the-worlds-largest-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"The world&#8217;s largest data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The <strong>Data Center sector<\/strong> is in complete evolution and <strong>is expected to grow quickly<\/strong>, especially in our country.<\/p>\n<p>Although more and more companies are choosing to have their own infrastructures, many are also choosing to host their information in large data centers such as hyperscale or colocation, including some of the largest data centers in the world.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51158&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Globalization, multinationals expansion, and the &#8220;always on&#8221; trend that has led to the democratization of the Internet have led to an exponential increase in the amount of data, which has driven the growth of these huge data centers to efficiently manage the large amount of information that companies manage on its daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-65886ad3bc2f9b6b9\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-65886ad3bc2f9b6b9 uvc-5622 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-65886ad3bc2f9b6b9 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Which are the largest Data Centers?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Below, you can discover individually up to <strong>10 of the largest Data Centers<\/strong> that currently exist around the world.<\/p>\n<p>China and the United States are the countries with the largest facilities in this sector, but it should be noted that in Europe there are also candidates for the top position of the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadlan.com\/en\/data-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Center<\/a> in the world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-58036ad3bc2f9b726\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-58036ad3bc2f9b726 uvc-2377 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-58036ad3bc2f9b726 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">China Telecommunications Data Center<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]We open this list of the largest Data Centers in the world with <strong>China Telecom-Inner Mongolia Information Park<\/strong>, which has a total area of 1 million square meters, more than the size of 223 soccer fields. The cost of its construction, back in 2013, was $3,000,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>It is located in the Inner Mongolia Information Park, in the city of <strong>Hohhot<\/strong>. It is an ideal location to host one of the largest Data Centers in the world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-98266ad3bc2f9b75a\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-98266ad3bc2f9b75a uvc-9806 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-98266ad3bc2f9b75a h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Kolos Data Center - Norway<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If we go to the Arctic Circle, we can find another of the largest and most innovative data centers in the world. The technology company<strong> Kolos<\/strong> has established in<strong> Ballangen <\/strong>city, one of the northernmost points of the planet, a 600,000 square meter data center facility.<\/p>\n<p>It has become <strong>one of the most ambitious projects<\/strong> planned in our continent<strong> for the coming years<\/strong>, as it will offer up to 1,000 mW of IT equipment over the next 10 years.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-60696ad3bc2f9b788\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-60696ad3bc2f9b788 uvc-7457 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-60696ad3bc2f9b788 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Harbin Data Center - China<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Again in China, the <strong>Harbin Data Center<\/strong> is <strong>another benchmark<\/strong> both in Asia and the rest of the world. Its 663,000 square meter facilities automatically make it one of the largest Data Centers we know today. Moreover, as in the previous case, its construction is recent.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-33266ad3bc2f9b7b6\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-33266ad3bc2f9b7b6 uvc-7156 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-33266ad3bc2f9b7b6 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Citadel - United States<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As the world&#8217;s first <strong>largest data center in the United States<\/strong>, the State of Nevada has <strong>The Citadel<\/strong>. It has more than 130,000 square meters of floor space and it offers a power of 130 MW.<\/p>\n<p>Although it may seem smaller than the three cases seen so far, its expansion project is already underway. Its surface area is expected to have 675,000 square meters, with a total power capacity of 650 MW.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-67056ad3bc2f9b7f2\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-67056ad3bc2f9b7f2 uvc-5517 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-67056ad3bc2f9b7f2 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Range International Information Group - China<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Range International Information Group<\/strong>, is another of the largest Data Centers located in China. State-owned and <strong>located in Langfang<\/strong>, it has more than 585,000 square meters of floor space.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-28176ad3bc2f9b81d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-28176ad3bc2f9b81d uvc-8417 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-28176ad3bc2f9b81d h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Switch SuperNAP - USA<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With 325,000 square meters, the state of Nevada hosts one of the most important data centers in the world. Located in <strong>Las Vegas<\/strong> city,\u00a0 <strong>Switch SuperNAP<\/strong> operates for two main purposes: to provide Nevada with a better digital connection and to prevent natural disasters.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-14336ad3bc2f9b84d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-14336ad3bc2f9b84d uvc-8067 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-14336ad3bc2f9b84d h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Utah Data Center - USA<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In the <strong>western United States<\/strong>, we find the <strong>Utah Data Center<\/strong>. Its nearly 140,000 square meters make it one of the largest data centers in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This facility was designed with the aim of storing data to power the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (<a href=\"https:\/\/hmn.wiki\/es\/Comprehensive_National_Cybersecurity_Initiative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNCI<\/a>). However, its precise mission is classified and unknown.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-14856ad3bc2f9b877\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-14856ad3bc2f9b877 uvc-665 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-14856ad3bc2f9b877 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Microsoft - USA<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]It is impossible to exclude the popular <strong>Microsoft<\/strong> data center. Located in <strong>Iowa<\/strong>, it&#8217;s more than 110,000 square meters of new construction make it one of the largest and most important data centers in the United States.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51160&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-65736ad3bc2f9b89e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-65736ad3bc2f9b89e uvc-4459 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-65736ad3bc2f9b89e h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">What is the largest Data Center in the world?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]After this extensive analysis, the world&#8217;s largest and most expensive data center is the China Telecom-Inner Mongolia Information Park. The Asian country is also the world&#8217;s largest reference for data processing centers, followed by the United States. In Europe, development is continuing to reach this scale.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-35636ad3bc2f9b8c5\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-35636ad3bc2f9b8c5 uvc-5191 accent-title-color accent-icon-color uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-35636ad3bc2f9b8c5 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">We are Data Center specialists<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]It is not necessary to have one of the largest Data Centers to keep your company&#8217;s information safe, but one that suits your business needs in order to guarantee its operation at levels of efficiency and security.<br \/>\nIf you have a business that needs to incorporate or upgrade critical infrastructure, contact us.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that all companies should have access to the latest technology, in order to improve the efficiency and automation of their daily processes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Data Center sector is growing quickly. 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