Data centre providers get viral boost as more people work from home

Data centres have been in the limelight over the past two years, since the intensifying of conversation around locally storing data of Indian users

Data centre providers in the country are seeing increased demand in the ongoing lockdown as more and more people work from home. And, say they are prepared to handle the load comfortably for the near future.

The verticals that are seeing higher demand are media, e-commerce, over-the-top services and banking. Data centres are one of the most important among the back-end systems required to keep online services running smoothly in this lockdown.

Having been classified as an essential service, these providers are working with limited staff from their centres. "We have arranged for passes for our staff to be able