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