Emerging markets within MENA are uniquely positioned to revolutionise the data centre industry by learning from early providers, namely the FLAP-D markets.

In major European cities like Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin, data centre development has faced significant power limitations, resulting in costly and infeasible sites.

Markets like the UAE are establishing new benchmarks in data centre design such as cluster developments out of cities to benefit from renewable technologies, ultimately improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprints.

Added to this is a more customer-centric approach to design, where data centres are not designed on the speculation of filling the space – they will be tailored facilities to benefit the end user.

This innovative approach is likely to lead to higher quality and more efficient facilities with improved Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for investor and operator.