All you need to know about data centres

Microsoft is planning to build a huge data centre in India. However, do you know what a data centre is? Here's the lowdown.

Data Centre:

Think of it as a large computer room that houses systems such as servers, storage and cables.

Ideal temperature:

18-27 C Moisture range: 4%-60% relative humidity

Data centre investments in APAC:

$14.3 billion in 2013; it was $13.1 billion in 2012.

China accounts for 30 per cent of APAC data centre space

China is building a 6.3 million square feet data centre in Langfang that by 2016 will be the world's biggest

Power consumed by data centres in APAC:

6,075 MW as of mid-2013

(Source: DatacenterDynamics Intelligence, BT Research)