Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- The market
- Impact of COVID-19 on data centres
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- Figure 1: Expected impact of COVID-19 on data centres, short, medium and long term, 26 May 2020
- Strong growth to date
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- Figure 2: The UK market for colocation data centres, 2015-19
- A fragmented client base
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- Figure 3: Data-centre usage, by industry, 2019
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- Figure 4: Data-centre usage, by company size, 2019
- Prospects enhanced by the COVID-19 impact
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- Figure 5: Forecast data-centre market compared with expectations prior to COVID-19, 2019-24
- Long-term market drivers
- Companies and brands
- More than just the concentrated hyperscale sector
- The trend from enterprise to colocation
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- Figure 6: Number of colocation data centres in the UK, 2016-20
- What we think
The Impact of COVID-19 on Data Centres
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- Short-, medium- and long-term impact on the industry
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- Figure 7: Expected impact of COVID-19 on data centres, short, medium and long term, 26 May 2020
- Short-term
- Medium-term
- Long-term
- Opportunities and threats
- Impact on the data-centre market
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- Figure 8: Forecast data-centre market compared with expectations prior to COVID-19, 2019-24
- How the crisis will affect data centre’s key client segments
- Finance/insurance
- Professional
- Information/communications
- Wholesale/retail
- Manufacturing
- Other
- COVID-19: UK context
Issues and Insights
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- How will data centres perform in the ‘new normal’ work environment?
- The facts
- The implications
- Green issues to continue to be at the forefront of decisions
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- Economy disruption can have a positive impact
- A market leader in Europe
- SMEs and enterprises both using data centres
Market Size
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- The market value
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- Figure 9: The UK market for colocation data centres, 2015-19
- Number of data centres
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- Figure 10: Number of colocation data centres in the UK, 2016-20
- Figure 11: UK role in European colocation data centres, 2020
Market Segmentation
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- Industry segmentation
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- Figure 12: Data-centre usage, by industry, 2019
- Company segmentation
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- Figure 13: Data-centre usage, by company size, 2019
- Regional segmentation
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- Figure 14: Country segmentation of colocation data centres in UK, 2020
- England
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- Figure 15: Regional profile of colocation data centres in England, 2020
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- Figure 16: City concentration of colocation data centres in England, 2020
- Scotland
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- Figure 17: Data-centre locations in Scotland, 2020
- Wales
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- Figure 18: Data-centre locations in Wales, 2020
- Northern Ireland
Market Forecast
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- Data centres to benefit from the ‘new normal’
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- Figure 19: Forecast data-centre market compared with expectations prior to COVID-19, 2019-24
- Demand will continue to drive strong growth
The Impact of the Economy
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- UK GDP
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- Figure 20: UK GDP growth rate, 2012-19
- COVID-19 causing record fall in economy
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- Figure 21: Proportion of employees furloughed, by sector, 6-19 April 2020
- Figure 22: Range of forecasts of the COVID-19 impact on the economy, 2020
- Business investment and confidence suffering before COVID-19
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- Figure 23: UK business investment, £m, Q1 2015-Q4 2019
- Figure 24: UK ICT investment, £m, Q1 2015-Q4 2019
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- Figure 25: ICAEW UK National Business ConfidenceTM index, Q1 2014-Q1 2020
Market Trends
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- Colocation gaining popularity with enterprises and SMEs
- Virtualisation technologies and software-defined data centres
- Hybrid IT deployments
- Edge computing
- Hyperscale data centres
- Green and sustainable
- Artificial intelligence
- Storage technology innovation
- Intelligent monitoring
Market Drivers
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- Worldwide internet growth
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- Figure 26: Development of worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000-20
- Figure 27: Internet penetration of businesses, by size of business, 2018
- Websites and their use
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- Figure 28: Proportion of businesses with a website, by size of business, 2018
- Figure 29: Proportion of companies with various capabilities on their websites, by size of business, 2018
- Ecommerce strong growth even before COVID-19
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- Figure 30: Total development of ecommerce sales, 2015-19
- Figure 31: Segmentation of ecommerce sales, by sector, 2019
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- Figure 32: Proportional importance of ecommerce, by sector, 2018
- Digitisation – the key to productivity
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- Figure 33: Labour productivity in the UK compared with other major EU economies, 2017-18
- Figure 34: UK labour productivity, output per hour, Q1 2017-Q4 2019
- The cloud development
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- Figure 35: The cloud computing market, 2015-19
- Will COVID-19 change remote working?
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- Figure 36: Number of people mainly working from home, 2015-19
- 5G rolling out
- The Internet of Things
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- Economy-independent development
- No shortage of investors
- Not only a London-based demand
Industry Structure
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- The traditional definition
- A complex mix of centres
- Hyperscale data centres
- Colocation data centres
- Wholesale colocation data centres
- Enterprise data centres
- Telecom data centres
- Edge data centres
- An attractive investment keeping the sector fragmented
Competitive Strategies
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- Location, location, location
- Green credentials
- Modernising existing facilities
Company Profiles
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- Equinix
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 37: Financial performance of Equinix (UK), £m, 2014-18
- Strategy
- iomart Group
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 38: Financial performance of iomart Group, £m, 2015-19
- Strategy
- Next Generation Data
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 39: Financial performance of Next Generation Data, £m, 2014-18
- Strategy
- Pulsant Group
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 40: Financial performance of Pulsant Group Holdings, £m, 2014-18
- Strategy
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- Telehouse International Corporation of Europe
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 41: Financial performance of Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, £m, 2015-19
- Strategy
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Methodology
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