Uni Project - You may be able to help me!

[iiPanel]

Hello,

I have a project @ uni and I have to write about the web-hosting business and so its pretty easy for me as it's in my experience.

I have a question and hope you guys may be able to help me answer:

* How many data centers are there in USA?
* What is the cost of establishing a data center?
* How many web-hosting companies are there in USA (est.)?


Thanks everyone and hope to hear some answers soon. :classic2:


Wassouf
iiPanel.NET

[Daniel]

How many data centers? Thousands.

Cost of establishing a data center, generally up in the millions.

Atleast 10k+ hosting companies are based in the US.

[iiPanel]

Thanks Daniel,
a more specific statistics would be better.

[Bruce]

* What is the cost of establishing a data center?

Way too much, though it can vary a lot depending on size.

Average estimate is $4-600 per square foot.

For a real example, we can look at Equinix's LA facility which will be opening later this year. 107,000 sq ft and $49.5 million dollars.

Equinix is "world-class" though, so you will find some much smaller, and hence cheaper, data centers.

[iiPanel]

Thanks bruce! =)

[hottweelz]

It may be easier for you, number wise, if you break down webhosts, Sole Proprietor, Partnership, Corporation, etc in the US.