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Data center demand soars to record levels: survey

"The most frequently cited locations for new or expanded data center in the U.S. include New York City/NJ, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area and Phoenix (in order of ranking). Hong Kong and Tokyo were mentioned more frequently this year than in past years as locations for international projects. London also continued to be a desirable location for overseas projects."

So, it isn't just coincidence that these same cities seem to always be on the US's highest probability list for nuclear terrorist attacks. Another reason to avoid have your head - and data in the "clouds."

I would imagine these locations dominate because they have larger concentrations of knowledgeable bases of IT workers to draw from. It's also notable that some leading locations are earthquake-prone. A well-designed data center should have a geographically distant backup or failover site as well, let's hope that they are adopting this best practice!