According to 451 Research, the colocation data center market is expected to rise to nearly $36 billion worldwide by 2017. Currently the market accounts for $22.8 billion in annualized revenue. Moreover, the global footprint of colocated data centers will grow to 150 million square feet, a 40 million square foot increase. There are several reasons why a business might choose a colocated data center over an internal site. Colocation centers provide highly secured, integrated and technologically advanced communications and data retrieval and monitoring assets:   Reduced IT Infrastructure…