UK Businesses Continue To Invest In IT Infrastructure At The Digital Edge Despite Brexit Doubts

Private connectivity at the edge has been predicted to grow by 51% CAGR, and exceed a total bandwidth capacity of over 13,300 Tbps, equivalent to 53 zettabytes of data exchanged annually.
According to an annual market study published by Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX), this is enough to support every person on earth simultaneously downloading a complete season of Game of Thrones in ultra-high definition resolution in less than a single day.According to a separate independent survey commissioned by Equinix of more than 2,450 global senior IT professionals, almost half of global IT decision-makers believe interconnection is a key facilitator of digital transformation. In the UK, over a third of IT decision-makers cite interconnection as being key to the survival of their business, and companies are continuing to invest in this critical infrastructure, with almost half of IT decision-makers in the UK stating that any uncertainty around the final Brexit deal has not impacted their company’s decision to invest in IT infrastructure.“People, software and machines are creating and consuming data faster and in all the places where we work, play, and live,” said Rick Villars, Research Vice President, Datacentre & Cloud, IDC.