The document discusses how Warsaw is emerging as a data center and connectivity hub in Central and Eastern Europe. It notes that the amount of data worldwide will grow exponentially to 4.8 zettabytes by 2016. Warsaw is well positioned geographically in Central Europe to serve countries in the east. It has a large, skilled workforce and lower costs than western European cities. Warsaw has the largest data center market in Central and Eastern Europe, and competitive colocation pricing. As a result, Warsaw is well positioned to become a major data center and connectivity hub for the region.

1. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Maciej Krzyżanowski, CEO
ATM S.A.

2. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Era of zettabytes is coming...
Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2011-2016

3. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
How much is 4.8 zettabytes?
66.7 trillion hours of streaming music
at 160 kbps
15.5 trillion hours of standard-definition
web conferencing
4.8 trillion hours of online streaming
720p HD video

4. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Download speed across the regions
Fixed download speed Mobile download speed
Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2011-2016

5. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Network latency and cloud application readiness
Latency across the regions End user cloud application readiness
Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2011-2016

6. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Central and Eastern Europe: potential of the region
Country Population GDP USD (2011)* EU GDP position** Global GDP
position**
Poland 38,200,000 812.5 bil 6 19
Czech Republic 10,532,800 276.4 bil 13 47
Austria 8,404,300 355.2 bil 10 37
Hungary 9,986,000 215.9 bil 16 53
Slovakia 5,435,300 130 bil 19 61
Romania 21,413,800 323.8 bil 11 39
Total 93,972,200 2.11 trillion
* Gross domestic product based on Purchasing Power Parities by World Bank , ** World Bank ranking
 Nearly 100 million inhabitants, Poland makes some 41% of people and 38% of GDP
 Potential for growth: Polish GDP grew by: 2010 3.9%, 2011 4.3%, 2012 2.5%
 National Bank of Poland’s recent forecasts show that Poland’s GDP will growth by 1.5% in 2013 and by 2.3% in 2014

7. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Top 10 Internet countries in Europe
Source: Internet World Stats, www.internetworldstats.com, Miniwatts Marketing Group

8. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Some “telegeography” and some other issues
 Poland – the shortest land route to the East: Baltic countries, Russia, Ukraine and further east
 Warsaw centrally placed in the region
 Highly skilled workforce, much lower salary costs

9. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Some “telegeography” and some other issues
From Warsaw to:
Berlin 570 km
Vienna 680 km
Prague 760 km
Bratislava 680 km
Frankfurt 1080 km
Moscow 1250 km
Amsterdam 1190 km
Vilnus 450 km
Budapest 870 km
Kiev 760 km

10. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Warsaw – the largest data center market in CEE
Kiev
5%
St. Petersburg
7%
Warsaw
24%
Bratislava
10%
Prague
15%
Moscow
22%
Budapest
17%
Top 4 markets sq m net % share in CEE
Warsaw 23,979 24%
Moscow 21,450 22%
Budapest 16,958 17%
Prague 15,063 15% Source: Tier1 Research, Eastern European Multi-Tenant
Data Center Market Assessment 2011

11. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Top 3 local data center providers
ATM S.A.
(ATMAN & Thinx Poland)
20%
GTS Energis Central
Europe & CE Colo
Others 17%
46%
Orange
(Telekomunikacja Polska)
17%
Top 3 providers sq m net % share
ATM S.A. 4,870 20%
GTS Energis Central
4,019 17%
Europe / CE Colo
Orange 4,000 117%
(Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.)
Source: Tier1 Research, Eastern European Multi-Tenant
Data Center Market Assessment 2011

12. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Pricing index
Competitive colocation offer for the Polish and CEE markets:
 Colocation space at up to 30% less than the market price for data centers in Frankfurt, London, Moscow or Vienna
 Racks starting at 350 euro MRC, energy below 0.1 euro per kWh
Source: Tier1 Research, Eastern European Multi-Tenant
Data Center Market Assessment 2011

13. Warsaw as an emerging data center
and connectivity hub in CEE
Warsaw – data center and connectivity hub in CEE
 Polish data center market is among the most dynamically developing ones in Europe
 High domestic demand in Poland
 Increasing external demand (colocation requests from across the globe)
 Strategically located between Western and Eastern Europe
 Competitive pricing: racks, power and connectivity to European tier 1 cities (like Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam)
 High availability of resources: rack space and power
 State-of-the-art colocation services: high quality and technical competence

14. Contact:
Maciej Krzyżanowski, CEO
ATM S.A.
e-mail: info@atman.pl
www.atman.eu, www.thinx.pl