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that relies on it." Even ignoring the role of the NSA, privacy questions also surround the growing use of the cloud, along with matters of data ownership. The year 2013 saw an increasing focus on these questions, but the resolutions may take much longer to work out in any meaningful way. Automation and data center infrastructure management (DCIM) have also been top trends in 2013. Given that human error likely accounts for most (if not nearly all) data center problems, the idea of a largely self-running facility is tempting to IT managers. Not only does automation help eliminate human errors, it can also help eliminate human costs: that is, employment costs. Instead of spending on personnel to run the data center, companies can turn those funds toward efforts more directly related to the core business. According to 451 Research, DCIM revenue reached some $429 million in 2012. The research firm is predicting a 44% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2011 and 2016, with DCIM reaching revenue of about $1.8 billion at the end of that forecast period. Notable Data Center Projects Mentioning even a mildly representative cross-section of important data center projects in any year just in the U.S. would be a major undertaking—and certainly more than a single article could contain. But a few examples of large-scale projects are worth highlighting. Facebook, whose stock has exceeded its IPO price following a botched opening, is building a 1.4-million-square-foot data center near Des Moines, Iowa, at a cost of some $1.5 billion. The social-media giant's new facility will dwarf its 330,000-squarefoot site in Prineville, Oregon. Next door, Microsoft is pursuing a $678 million expansion of its own data center to support its online service offerings. According to Wired, the company's total data center expenditures over its lifetime exceed $15 billion. And who can ignore the status of the NSA's Utah data center, given that agency's penchant for appearing in headlines throughout the second half of the year. The 4thLevelAd_DataCenterJournal(SeptFacilitiesInsertion).pdf ke Ta TM Le ve l th C M Y CM MY CY CMY 8/19/12 IT and Data Center Finances Macroeconomic uncertainty has weighed on most industries, including IT and data centers. Gartner's Worldwide IT Spending Forecast report for 3Q13 revised IT spending growth down from previous estimates, predicting 2014 to reach $3.7 tril- 11:08 AM TakeÊYourÊNetwork ToÊTheÊHighestÊLevel © 2012 Sumitomo Electric Lightwave. All rights reserved. Yo st ur he Ne two Hig rk To The 1 facility exceeds a million square feet and will reach a price tag of about $2 billion, according to Wired. Although it is nearing completion, its opening has been delayed for over a year by "meltdowns": electrical problems called arc-fault failures, which have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Despite the claims of private contractors, the Army Corps of Engineers says that the cause of the problem has yet to be adequately identified. The debacle combines with the rollout of an all but completely nonfunctioning website for the government's ACA-mandated healthinsurance exchange, which cost about $640 million according to Ars Technica, to make for a dismal IT year for the feds. 100GÊNEXTÊGEN Lynx2-MPO 40GÊTOMORROW Lynx2ÊCustomFit¨ Splice-OnÊConnectors 10GÊTODAY Hardware 1GÊLEGACY OpticalÊFiberÊCable, FusionÊSplicersÊ&ÊTools K IntroducingÊtheÊRevolutionaryÊ4thÊLevelÊDataÊCenterÊSolutionÉ EnablingÊFlexibleÉÊReal-TimeÉÊOn-SiteÉOpticalÊFiberÊInfrastructureÊDesign Optimum Performance • Immediate Scalability • Faster Moves, Adds & Changes • Real-Time Cable Builds • Faster Restorations • Less Downtime…and more Contact Customer Service Today at 800-358-7378 info@sumitomoelectric.com | www.sumitomoelectric.com 4 | THE DATA CENTER JOURNAL www.datacenterjournal.com