Summary of new UK Data Centre Trends

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Centre Trends Summary
TCL UK Data Centre Trends

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TCL Data Centre Trends – expertise in Data Centre research.
TCL has constructed a unique database of Data Centre pricing from across Europe,
Africa and the Middle East which is the basis of TCL’s Data Centre reports and the
subscription Data Centre Tracker service.
TCL currently has pricing from more than 1,200 Data Centre providers with in
excess of 3,000 Data Centre facilities across 54 countries.
TCL has constructed a unique database of Data Centre pricing from across Europe,
Africa and the Middle East which is the basis of TCL’s Data Centre reports and the
subscription Data Centre Tracker service.
TCL currently has pricing from more than 1,200 Data Centre providers with in
excess of 3,000 Data Centre facilities across 54 countries.
TCL has developed a dedicated Data Centre website as a repository of information
at: www.datacentrepricing.com and follow us on twitter @DatacentreTrack
TCL has developed a dedicated Data Centre website as a repository of information
at: www.datacentrepricing.com and follow us on twitter @DatacentreTrack

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TCL Data Centre Trends – selected research portfolio

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TCL UK Data Centre Trends – The main findings
UK Data Centre power & space growth
TCL has monitored the range of UK geographical Data
Centre clusters that are developing. Each has their own
ecosystem characteristics, but all are priced significantly
less than Data Centre facilities in the London & M25 area.
They offer good value for users who are not dependent on
being located within the London region, and there is
migration from London to outlying areas outside the M25
region.
Overall UK Data Centre Customer Power
(DCCP) and floor space growth
continues to grow over time.
There is a close correlation between
Power & Space growth, with average
Data Centre Customer Power density of
1.05 kW per m2.
Data Centre power capacity is being
expanded in line with new space, and
selected providers are upgrading the
power capacity for high density
applications.

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TCL UK Data Centre Trends – The key trends in Data Centre developments
New UK Data Centre facilities are being planned in
Scotland, Birmingham and Essex.
Additionally, new Data Centre facilities are due to
enter service in and around the London area
during 2016, with Infinity SDC opening its facility
in Stratford (East London), Telehouse Europe
opening its Telehouse North 2 facility (London
Docklands) & Gyron (NTT Com) opening Hemel
Hempstead 3 during the first half of 2016.
With the increase in new UK Data Centre capacity Data
Centre providers are reporting severe price
competition, with large wholesale Data Centre
providers (including Infinity SDC and Digital Realty)
offering space for both retail and wholesale users, with
racks and contained suites of space being sold to retail
& enterprise users.
Data Centre providers are offering
services which are geared to retail
users, including DDOS mitigation
services, cloud connect platforms and
trading services – which are intended
to attract a range of enterprise end
users.

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TCL UK Data Centre Trends – The Equinix acquisition of TelecityGroup
The proposed acquisition of Pan-European Data Centre
provider TelecityGroup by US-based Data Centre
provider Equinix will impact the UK market in
particular.
Equinix has five existing Data Centre facilities in the
UK, whilst TelecityGroup has 11 facilities across the UK
– 16 facilities in all for the enlarged group.
The combined group is forecast by TCL to have 80 MW
of Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP) – including the
new Equinix London-6 facility – and 74,000 m2 of
space.
Total Equinix/TelecityGroup space and DCCP equates
to 12 per cent of UK Data Centre capacity – it will be
similar in size to Data Centre providers such as Infinity
SDC, Global Switch and Digital Realty.
The UK Data Centre market still remains fragmented,
with around 120 Data Centre providers offering
colocation space with considerable customer choice
still available.

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TCL UK Data Centre Trends – Customer segmentation developments
The main UK Data Centre customer segments are focused on
telecoms, content, integrators, IT, hosting & cloud services with
enterprise use being around 21 per cent. Third party use is the main
segment.
TCL has analyzed the main customer segments for 25 UK Data
Centre providers, with the breakdown shown in per cent below:

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TCL UK Data Centre Trends – Summary of the findings
TCL UK Data Centre Trends service consists of an
updated Power and Space forecast made
once every six months. It also has a survey of
25 Data Centre providers and includes new
product analysis, new facility news and
financial analysis of key Data Centre providers
present in the UK.
The UK Data Centre market continues to see the
development of new facilities and additional
power with development in the regions
outside the London & M25 area being a
particular trend.
New flexible Data Centre facilities are being
established which provide self contained
PODS with built in power and cooling, and
which can be used for various Tiers, SLAs and
price points.
The TCL UK Data Centre Trends service costs GBP
£999 per annum for a limited promotional
period only.

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