Data centres key facts

High energy

Scotland produces so much energy from natural sources that it exports 15% of it out of the country


IT graduates

Scotland’s world-class academic system produces thousands of IT graduates every year


Leading companies

Huge multinational companies such as IBM, JP Morgan, Oracle, Fujitsu, Dell and NCR have all located major data centres in Scotland


More power to you

Scotland is home to two of Europe’s leading electricity supply companies: ScottishPower and Scottish & Southern Energy


Get yourself connected

Scotland has an unrivalled choice of leading telecoms carriers


UK energy leaders

The Scottish Government leads the rest of the UK in the development of power from renewable energy sources


30%

Scotland is up to 30 percent cheaper to setup and run an ICT and electronic technology facility than other parts of the UK

(Source : IBM Benchmarking tool, 2008)


Security strengths

Scotland has particular strengths in intelligence, communications and data analysis


Partnerships

There are active technology transfer programs between academia and industry