India among riskiest countries to open data centres: Study

Shares dubious position with Indonesia, Brazil; US ranked least risky in list of 30 countries

Indonesia, India and Brazil have been ranked as the riskiest countries to open a data centre, a new study has found.

The research by Cushman and Wakefield, Hurleypalmerflatt and Source8 measured risks related to physical, economic and social issues in various countries around the world.

According to Enterprise Innovation, the factors that were taken into account included weighted ranking of energy, bandwidth, ease of doing business, political stability, tax laws, labour laws, sustainability, risk of natural disasters, energy security, GDP per capita, inflation and water resource.

The study revealed that the United States is the least risky country to open a data centre, followed by the United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany in a list of 30 countries.

It revealed that issues such as poor connectivity, government rules and supply-chain problems remain barriers to establishing data centres in Asia, despite the region's growing economies.

According to the report, the study also revealed that demand for data centres meeting global operational efficiency standards in China has risen in accordance with the growing presence of foreign companies in the country.

The study ranked Qatar 10th, which was rated as the lowest-risk country in Asia to open a data centre.