The data center security market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.51%, reaching a market size of US$35.013 billion in 2030 from US$17.779 billion in 2025.
The global data center security market is estimated to attain an increasing market share during the forecasted year, as the growth in the total global demand for internet and data centers increases. The mid-sized data centers under the type segment of the global data center security market are estimated to attain the maximum market share, whereas the monitoring solutions of the physical security solutions category under the solution segment will grow significantly.
The managed security services category of the service segment is forecasted to grow at a faster rate as compared to the security consulting and professional services category. Under the industry vertical segment, the BFSI and the media & entertainment categories will attain greater market share. The global data center security market is estimated to witness a major increase with the increase in global data breaches and cybersecurity attacks
The data center security system is a type of physical and digital support system that helps to maintain the data center operations, applications, and data of the center safe from any possible breaches and cyber attacks. The data center security solution offers multiple benefits to organizations, like enhancing the reliability and scalability of the data centers. The data being generated by the various end-user industries, due to the growing penetration of the internet with the increasing usage of internet services, is boosting the demand for the construction of data centers to manage, save, and control the data effectively.
The growing cases of cyberattacks and data breaches across the globe are estimated to boost the global data center security market. The globe has witnessed a major increase in cyberattacks and data breaches, increasing the demand for data center security centers across the globe. Similarly, the increasing usage of the internet across the globe is estimated to grow the data center security market globally. With the global increase in internet usage across the globe, data generation across the globe has increased significantly, pushing the need for the data center security market.
Banking and financial services are expected to witness an increase in the faster adoption of data center security solutions over the forecasted period due to the increase in concern among banking and financial service companies regarding the rise in the number of cyber threats and attacks. The segment is witnessing a rapid and sudden increase in the adoption of the data center security solution as the segment provides optimum protection of personal and financially sensitive data, which is constantly increasing due to the increase in the number of users.
The increase in the demand for advanced security solutions, while enabling enterprises to meet regulatory compliance, is the major factor driving the growth of the data center security market. Other drivers of the data center security market include virtualization and cloud computing, growth in the number of sophisticated attacks, and the rise in data traffic, which is presenting the immediate need for secured connectivity.
Restraints of the market of the data center security market include piracy, limited budget IT, and availability of low-cost substitutes. Planning a data center budget is burdensome for companies due to the many variables that need to be taken into account. Also, the old-style license and the maintenance software agreement are running the stream. The market players are taking this restraint into account and are offering subscription-based pricing, thus removing underlying costs from the data center budget.
One of the major driving factors that is estimated to push the global market for data center security is forecasted to be the expansion of data breaches and global cyber attacks. The global cases of data breaches and cyberattacks have grown significantly in the past few years. The IT Governance UK in its global data breaches report in 2023, observed a total of about 2,814 breaches in 2023. In the year, the total number of records breached was estimated at about 8.214 billion. The organization further stated that in 2023, DarkBeam, a UK-based organization, witnessed a breach of about 3.800 billion records, followed by about 1.523 billion records of the Real Estate Wealth Network of the USA. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Kid Security witnessed a breach of about 815 million and 300 million, respectively, in the same year.
The global increase in internet usage across the globe is estimated to push the market of data center security forward. With the increase in the global usage of the internet, the amount of data generated across the globe increases, pushing the need for data center security across the globe. Furthermore, with the increase in global internet usage, multiple organizations across various industries marked their presence in the internet landscape, creating an increasing demand for data centers across the globe. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in its global statistics stated that the globe has witnessed a significant increase in its internet usage in recent years.
The ITU stated in its report that in 2021, about 4.9 billion individuals across the globe had access to the internet, which was about 62% of the global population of the globe in the year. The number of individuals using the internet increased to about 64%, or about 5.1 billion, in 2022, and grew to about 67% in 2023, or about 5.4 billion.
North America holds the largest share of the market and is expected to grow at a decent CAGR on account of the high adoption of cloud computing solutions and the rise in the number of data centers in the region. Data protection is crucial for companies as the cyber threat and data breaches can lead to heavy loss, thus strict regulations regarding data breaches are adopted, which is one of the key factors that is driving the market of the data center security market.
Furthermore, the region is among the biggest technological and software markets in the world, offering some of the biggest industry leaders in the nation. Countries like the USA and Canada also offer a developed data center landscape across the world, increasing the market demand for data center security in the region.
| Report Metric | Details |
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| Study Period | 2021 to 2031 |
| Historical Data | 2021 to 2024 |
| Base Year | 2025 |
| Forecast Period | 2026 – 2031 |
| Report Metric | Details |
| Data Center Security Market Size in 2025 | US$17.779 billion |
| Data Center Security Market Size in 2030 | US$35.013 billion |
| Growth Rate | CAGR of 14.51% |
| Study Period | 2020 to 2030 |
| Historical Data | 2020 to 2023 |
| Base Year | 2024 |
| Forecast Period | 2025 – 2030 |
| Forecast Unit (Value) | USD Billion |
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| Geographical Segmentation | North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific |
| List of Major Companies in Data Center Security Market |
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| Customization Scope | Free report customization with purchase |
The Data Center Security Market is segmented and analyzed as: