Data centres are big business

The UK data centre market is the largest in Europe, but that that will change, once the EU’s new data-protection regulations become law in May, and Ireland is set to take advantage.

There is huge uncertainty over the UK’s legal status in handling banking data, personal data on EU citizens, as well as all data collected by social media companies, such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon.

The uncertainty about Brexit is the nub of the matter.