Google increases its data center square footage with facilities in Europe

Google's development goals are not without some detractors however. The company is currently embroiled in an antitrust investigation as several European firms claim that the company is practicing unfair business tactics. The European Union has even threatened to file an official antitrust suit if Google does not reform its policies to better promote international competition.

Russia plays hard ball
Google has also steadily increased its rack count in Russia, but not by building more data centers. Instead, the company rents large volumes of storage locally to better serve customers using map applications or streaming videos. Recent moves by the government will ensure that Google stores even more of its data on Russian servers, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Vladimir Putin's administration is pushing for legislation that requires all personal data for Russian clients to be stored on local soil. The law would take effect in 2016, and require Google to move Russian Gmail and Google Doc files to locally-owned data centers. The IDC expects the Russian big data industry to grow by another 20 percent in the coming year, as more and more are connected to the Internet via the development of country's fiber-to-ethernet infrastructure. This surge in business will likely motivate Google to continue meeting Russia's demands.

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