Do Indian Ecommerce Majors Have Their Own Data Centers?

Top ecommerce entities operating in India and catering to Indian consumers have established their own infrastructure and use their own servers, according to information available in the media. These include companies like Myntra, Jabong and Flipkart. The other big player, Snapdeal is making use of servers based in Singapore from a leading server hosting service there.

It is obvious that ecommerce companies hosting their servers in India enjoy many advantages over those who have their servers based overseas. While pricing might not be one of the benefits, such companies do enjoy faster data transfer and more efficiency by virtue of strategically placed CDNs and data centers. The software systems used by these companies are generally developed in house as they have the IT manpower and the expertise to build the kind of data center model they need to keep pace with the changing demands of their business.

Building a data center and server system is not the hardest part for a growing business. They can easily establish one within a few months if they hire the right resources. The toughest part is the management and handling. However, the above-mentioned companies have the capabilities and the resources to handle the challenges of managing complex server systems.

To answer the second part of your question, it is quite likely that they are using a major percentage of the resources for their own needs as they are all rapidly growing businesses. They would need easy access to resources and compute to keep pace with the demands of their business.