Key highlights of the report include:

• More than 40% of respondents said they’d be deploying robotics and automation for data center monitoring and maintenance over the next three years
• Up to 62% of those surveyed said they are all set for new data center space for the next three years and will focus more on increasing the density of the racks they have
• Colocation and private data centers are benefiting from a shift away from public cloud options, as 58% report such a move
• Almost three in four companies (72%) report they are implementing or expanding their diversity, equality, or inclusion programs
• Security remains a top concern as many focus on securing their environment from outside human threats, ransomware (59%), and persistent DDoS attacks (34%). Further, respondents are now looking at zero trust to truly create perimeter-less security models.