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Mufassira Fathima , content writer at Allied Analytics LLP , discusses the growth in hyperscale data centres and how they are making computing solutions more scalable .

Data centre designs have undergone significant changes with the advent of time . The hyperscale data centres have emerged as single , massively scalable computer infrastructures in the current decade . This has been triggered by a new era of computing through mammoth sized data centres that aid considerably in the provision of solutions for cloud computing , storage virtualisation , and social networking , online gaming , and Big

Data analytics . The rise in demand for open compute projects and energy efficiency coupled with the need for organised and optimised IT infrastructures has pushed ahead the growth of the industry .
Cloud based startups and IT companies operating in the cloud are collaborating with public cloud service partners , such as Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) and Google , for the maintenance of a distributed storage system and enabling a reduction in the total cost of ownership of the data centres . The global hyperscale data centre market sees major potential for growth through the trend of social media networks , cloud computing , and Big Data . The entire market is expected to earn a whopping $ 71.2bn by the year 2022 . This will be supported by a compound annual growth rate CAGR of 20.7 per cent during the forecast period 2016 – 2022 . This points towards a lucrative progress of the industry in the current decade .
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