Nov, 2026 : 89% of UK IT Respondents Report Higher Data Center Costs

📅 November 13, 2026 - Data center infrastructure costs rose for 89% of UK IT decision makers surveyed for 11:11 Systems, with an average increase of 14% over the past year. The findings put disaster recovery in the same budget discussion as hardware and virtualization, as businesses weigh how much they can save by switching platforms without making systems harder to restore.

The average gives procurement teams a starting point. It could be well below what some face at renewal. Fifteen percent of UK respondents reported increases above 25%, while 37% identified rising storage or memory costs as a concern for data center strategy. The UK results cover 163 people involved in infrastructure, security, backup, or [...][... Check source for end of article ...]

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