Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- The market
- Dynamic growth
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- Figure 1: The UK market for colocation data centres, 2014-2018
- Used by every sector
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- Figure 2: Data centre usage, by industry, 2018
- Enterprises are not the only data centre users
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- Figure 3: Data centre usage, by company size, 2018
- 5G set to further demand
- The Internet of Things will also boost demand
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- Figure 4: Worldwide connected devices installed, 2015-17 actual and 2018-25 forecast
- The cloud is here to stay
- Demand for data centres to grow very strongly
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- Figure 5: Forecast market for colocation data centres, 2019-23
- Companies and brands
- The UK is a leader in Europe
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- Figure 6: Role of the UK in data centres in West Europe, 2019
- An international business
- Wholesale
- Retail
- An attractive investment
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- 5G is just around the corner
- The facts
- The implications
- Build it any colour as long as it is green
- The facts
- The implications
- Security the heart of a data centre
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- UK is the leading centre in Europe
- Dynamic growth
- Changing target market
Market Size
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- By value
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- Figure 7: The UK market for colocation data centres, 2014-2018
- Number of data centres
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- Figure 8: Role of the UK in data centres in West Europe, 2019
Market Segmentation
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- Wholesale and retail colocation blurring
- Industry segmentation
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- Figure 9: Data centre usage, by industry, 2018
- Company segmentation
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- Figure 10: Data centre usage, by company size, 2018
- Regional breakdown
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- Figure 11: Country profile of data centres in UK, 2019 (number)
- England
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- Figure 12: Geographic profile of data centres in England, 2019
- Figure 13: City concentration of data centres in England, 2019
- Scotland
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- Figure 14: Data centre locations in Scotland, 2019
- Wales
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- Figure 15: Data centre locations in Wales, 2019
- Northern Ireland
Market Forecast
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- Strong prospects
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- Figure 16: Forecast market for colocation data centres, 2019-23
The Impact of the Economy
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- GDP
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- Figure 17: GDP overall quarterly development, Q1 2015-Q4 2018
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- Figure 18: GDP quarterly development, by sector, 2004-18
- Figure 19: Forecast GDP development, 2019-2023
Market Trends
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- The evolution
- The challenge of the digital growth
- Growing software-driven centres
- Efficiency issues
- Pricing
- Prefabricated centres
- The impact of regulation
- Location and latency
- Security
Market Drivers
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- Internet usage
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- Figure 20: Growth in Worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000-2019
- Figure 21: Proportion of businesses with internet access, by size of company, 2017
- Websites
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- Figure 22: Proportion of Businesses with Websites, by size of company, 2017
- E-commerce
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- Figure 23: Total growth of e-commerce sales, 2014-18
- Figure 24: Segmentation of e-commerce sales, by sector, 2018
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- Figure 25: Proportion of companies making e-commerce sales, by sector, 2017
- Figure 26: Comparison of companies active in e-commerce selling and purchasing, by size of company, 2017
- The cloud
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- Figure 27: The cloud computing market 2014-18
- Figure 28: Estimated adoption of cloud computing, by function, 2017
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- Figure 29: Proportion of companies purchasing cloud computing services, by sector, 2017
- The 5G impact
- Internet of Things
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- Figure 30: Worldwide connected devices installed, 2015-17 actual and 2018-25 forecast
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- Industry divisions blurring
- An attractive investment
- The regional footprint is slowly changing
Industry Structure
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- A tale of two markets
Competitive Strategies
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- Wholesale, retail and now hybrid
- London – still the key hub
- When East-West meets North-South
Company Profiles
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- Equinix
- Activity
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- Figure 31: Geographic location of Equinix data centres, 2019
- Performance
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- Figure 32: Financial performance of Equinix (UK), 2013-17 (£ million)
- Strategy
- iomart Group
- Activity
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- Figure 33: Geographic location of iomart Group data centres, 2019
- Performance
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- Figure 34: Financial performance of iomart Group, 2014-18 (£ million)
- Strategy
- Next Generation Data
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 35: Financial performance of Next Generation Data, 2013-17 (£ million)
- Strategy
- Pulsant Group
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 36: Financial performance of Pulsant Group Holdings, 2014-18 (£ million)
- Strategy
- Telehouse International Corporation of Europe
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 37: Financial performance of Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, 2014-18 (£ million)
- Strategy
- Virtus Data Centres
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 38: Financial performance of Virtus Data Centres, 2013-17 (£ million)
- Strategy
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Methodology
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