Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- Impact of COVID-19 on data centres
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- Figure 1: Short-, medium- and long-term impact of COVID-19 on data centres, prepared on 28 May 2021
- The market
- Market size and forecast
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- Figure 2: The UK market for data centres, 2015-25 (prepared on 28 May 2021)
- The geographic distribution
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- Figure 3: Country segmentation of data centres in the UK, 2021
- Market drivers
- A digital economy is a productive economy
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- Figure 4: Labour productivity in the UK compared with other major economies, 2010-19
- Internet growth
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- Figure 5: Worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000 and 2020 (millions and %)
- The cloud
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- Figure 6: Market size for cloud computing, 2015-25 (prepared on 5 November 2020)
- Remote working
- eCommerce
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- Figure 7: Market size for ecommerce, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
- Market trends
- Hyperscale investment
- Edge computing
- 5G – The catalyst
- The environmental challenge
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Automation
- Companies and brands
- An aggressive industry
- A well-developed industry
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- Figure 8: Role of UK in West European colocation data centre sector, 2021
Issues and Insights
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- How COVID-19 has changed demand
- The importance of sustainable development
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- Figure 9: Power Utilisation Effectiveness ratings for data centres
The Market – Key Takeaways
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- COVID-19 contributes to explosive growth
- Major challenges exist
- Edge computing opportunities
- A classic Pareto sector
Market Size and Forecast
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- Hyperscale facilities boosted by COVID-19
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- Figure 10: Short-, medium- and long-term impact of COVID-19 on data centres, prepared on 28 May 2021
- The growth in demand extends to all colocation
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- Figure 11: The UK market for data centres, 2015-25 (prepared on 28 May 2021)
- Market drivers and assumptions
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- Figure 12: Key drivers affecting MBD’s market forecast, 2015-25 (prepared on 5 March 2021)
- Forecast methodology
Market Trends
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- Hyperscale investment
- Edging closer
- 5G – The catalyst for edge computing
- The race to be the greenest
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Automation
Market Segmentation
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- Data centre use
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- Figure 13: Industry segmentation of data centre usage, core data centres in Europe, 2020 (by number of cabinets)
- Figure 14: Industry segmentation of data centre usage, edge data centres in Europe, 2020 (by number of cabinets)
- Geographic segmentation
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- Figure 15: Country segmentation of data centres in the UK, 2021
- England
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- Figure 16: Regional segmentation of data centres in England, 2021
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- Figure 17: City concentration of data centres in England, 2021
- Scotland
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- Figure 18: Data centre locations in Scotland, 2021
- Wales
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- Figure 19: Data centre locations in Wales, 2021
- Northern Ireland
Market Drivers
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- Digitisation
- The key to productivity
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- Figure 20: Labour productivity in the UK compared with other major economies, 2010-19
- The COVID-19 impact
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- Figure 21: UK labour productivity, output per hour and per worker, Q1 2017-Q3 2020
- Internet growth
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- Figure 22: Worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000 and 2020 (millions and %)
- Figure 23: Proportion of UK businesses with internet access in the UK, by size of company, 2014-19 (%)
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- Figure 24: Residential fixed-line broadband coverage across the UK, by nation, March 2020
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- Figure 25: Proportion of employees using computers and the internet for their business, by size of company, 2019
- Figure 26: Segmentation of employees with work internet access, by size of company, 2019 (million by number of employees)
- Website use by companies
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- Figure 27: Proportion of UK businesses with websites, by size of business, 2019
- Figure 28: Proportion of companies with various capabilities on their websites, by size of business, 2019
- Impact of COVID-19 – Remote working
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- Figure 29: Number of people mainly working from home, 2015-19
- COVID-19 boosts consumer ecommerce
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- Figure 30: Market size for ecommerce, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
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- Figure 31: Segmentation of ecommerce market, by end-use market, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
- Figure 32: Segmentation of ecommerce market, by channel, 2015-25 (prepared on 6 April 2021)
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- Figure 33: Segmentation of all ecommerce sales, by business sector, 2020
- Cloud computing boosted by COVID-19
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- Figure 34: Market size for cloud computing, 2015-25 (prepared on 5 November 2020)
- Edge computing
Companies and Brands – Key Takeaways
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- COVID-19 accelerates digital development
- Hyperscale grabs the headlines
- Hyperscale feeds the remaining colocation market
- A competitive space
Industry Structure
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- The traditional definition
- Fragmented by type
- Hyperscale data centres
- Colocation data centres
- Wholesale colocation data centres
- Enterprise data centres
- Telecom data centres
- Edge data centres
- A fragmented industry
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- Figure 35: Role of UK in West European colocation data centre sector, 2021
- Figure 36: Development of UK colocation data centres, 2016-21
- The competitive landscape
Competitive Strategies
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- Hyperscale investment
- Other colocation development
- Green developments
- Edge computing
- Third-party funding
Company Profiles
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- Equinix
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 37: Equinix global revenues, 2016-20
- Figure 38: Financial development of Equinix (UK), 2015-19 (£ million)
- Strategy
- iomart Group
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 39: Financial development of iomart Group, 2016-20 (£ million)
- Strategy
- Next Generation Data/Vantage Data Centers
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 40: Financial development of Next Generation Data, 2015-19 (£ million)
- Strategy
- Pulsant Group
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 41: Financial development of Pulsant Group Holdings, 2015-19 (£ million)
- Strategy
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- Telehouse International Corporation of Europe
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 42: Financial development of Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, 2016-20 (£ million)
- Strategy
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
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