Calcutta among top three cities in data centre potential

Calcutta ranks among the top three cities where data centres will flourish, promising fresh investment and providing key support to the IT industry.

The city only lags behind Mumbai in terms of land earmarked for data centre development, a recent analysis by real estate consultancy JLL showed, with 195 acres earmarked for this crucial infrastructure.

JLL predicts an increasing data usage in the financial, entertainment, and retail domain. Higher commitment by cloud service providers will drive Indian data centre industry growth leading to demand for 7.8 million square feet real estate space in the next two-and-a-half years.