Brazil is one of the emerging locations for data centers. This is driven by the rapidly growing internet consumer base, better telecommunication infrastructure and availability of low cost skilled talent Sao Paulo is the 1stchoice for MNCs to establish data centers in Brazil. Over 80% of the data centers in Brazil are based in Sao Paulo. MNCs with multiple data centers in Brazil have at least 1 data center in Sao Paulo. The city has over 24,000 sq.mt. of rack space and over 2,000 people with data center related skills To access the complete whitepaper, Please send us mail at info@talentneuron.com

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June 2013
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3. Summary
 Brazil is one of the emerging locations for data centers. This is driven by the rapidly growing internet consumer base,
better telecommunication infrastructure and availability of low cost skilled talent
 Sao Paulo is the 1st choice for MNCs to establish data centers in Brazil. Over 80% of the data centers in Brazil are
based in Sao Paulo. MNCs with multiple data centers in Brazil have at least 1 data center in Sao Paulo. The city has
over 24,000 sq.mt. of rack space and over 2,000 people with data center related skills
Presence of IT Companies:
 HP, IBM and Terremark have data center operations in Brazil for over a decade. These companies have more than one
data center in the country. Key services provided from data centers in Brazil include Mainframe and Open Source
Technologies, Infrastructure Support, Disaster Recovery Management and Cloud Services
 Other MNCs present : Capgemini-EMC, Tivit, Dell, Amazon
Presence of Online Companies:
 Top online companies such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have not set up data centers in Brazil.
Google is setting up its first Latin American data center in Chile. This is expected to be operational by the end of 2013
 Amazon Web Services is the only online company to set-up a data center in São Paulo in 2011.
Key Challenges faced in Data Center Set-Up:
 High Energy Costs: Energy or Electrical cost in Brazil is about 60% higher than that the US.
 Inadequate Data Security Policies: Data security concerns are higher in Brazil due to the lack of interoperability,
portability and data security policies and standards in the country. Brazilian legislation also lacks a Trans-Border
convention given the absence of general and sector-specific rules. The introduction of Brazil Data Protection Draft,
2011 is expected to alleviate most of the data security concerns in the coming years
 High Tax Rates: Compared to other global locations the cost of setting up a data center in Brazil is higher; Taxes
account for about 25% of the total set-up costs
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4.  No Direct Incentives for Data Center set-up: The government does not offer any specific incentives for setting-up
data centers. However some indirect benefits exist such as
 reduction of import duties on networking equipment
 lower inspection operation tax
 Tier 2 cities such Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre have reduced property tax by 30% -50% for companies
setting up operations
 and tax and financial incentives for companies that are willing to set-up their development and service centers
in Software and Technology Parks
 Lack of ‘Green’ Initiatives: Currently there is a lack of thrust from the government for ‘Green’ data center initiatives
Conclusion
 Compared to other global locations, Brazil ranks very low in terms of suitability for setting-up data centers. Countries
such as China, India and Russia are ranked higher than Brazil
 High tax rates, increasing energy costs and lack of data security policies is a deterrent for companies to set-up data
centers in Brazil
 However, reasons such as customer connect and availability of low cost skilled talent is expected to establish Brazil as
a key hub for data center activities in Latin America
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5. Key data center locations in Brazil
São Paulo has the highest number of data centers and talent in Brazil
Note: Only data centers with a minimum headcount of 50 resources is considered
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Rio de Janeiro
Belo Horizonte
São Paulo
Curitiba
Porto Alegre
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Estimated Rack space (Sq M)
Number of Data Centers
24000
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6. MNCs with Data centers in Brazil and other Latin American countries
With growing consumer base, large companies are establishing data centers in Latin America
Company Name
Data Center Locations in South America
Brazil Argentina Chile Columbia Costa Rica Mexico Peru
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