TCL (Tariff Consultancy Ltd) forecasts that Data Centre space and power will increase by almost 20 per cent from the end of 2015 to the end of 2020, with the UK being the largest single market in Europe, with over 150 Data Centre providers present, as shown in TCL’s new Data Centre Europe Pricing – 2015 to 2020 report.
From the report, however, there are signs that Data Centre pricing has reached its limit, with average rack space and square metre pricing forecast to decline by 10 per cent over the 5 year period to the end of 2020. Data Centre providers are reporting increasingly competitive market pricing, which is particularly acute with the introduction of space into a new market area.
Out of the 24 European country markets surveyed, only four accounts for half of all raised floor space and total customer power (the UK, Germany, France & the Netherlands) in Europe. And in France, Germany and the UK, the top 7 providers typically account for over half of Data Centre space and power in each country market.
The new TCL report also identifies the following trends –
The report provides details of average pricing per kW, rack space and per square metre by each of the 24 Country Markets in Europe, with a 5 year forecast for raised floor space and total customer power for each country. Despite the price competition present in France, Germany, Netherlands and the UK, average Data Centre rates remain stable over time.
However, the mature Data Centre markets of the UK, Germany & France are increasingly composed of a series of discrete geographical Data Centre clusters, with Data Centre pricing in London, Frankfurt & Paris being markedly higher than in other towns and cities. But more Data Centre space and power is now being developed outside of the main cities, benefitting from lower cost land costs.
But compared with the continued price commoditization for other telecoms services, Data Centre pricing remains stable as it is buoyed by demand for cloud, hosting & storage applications.
About the TCL Data Centre Europe Pricing – 2015 to 2020 report: The TCL Data Centre Europe Pricing – 2015 to 2020 report provides raised floor space, total customer power, average rack space pricing, per square metre pricing & per kW pricing for each of the 24 Country Markets surveyed. It also provides a 5 year forecast for each metric by Country from the end of 2015 to the end of 2020 with the key trends Data Centre trends for each market. The Country Markets covered include: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. The report consists of 185 tables and charts and surveys more than 750 Data Centre providers with over 1,500 facilities across the 24 Country Markets. It costs GBP £1,995 for a single user licence. Further information on the TCL Data Centre Europe Pricing – 2015 to 2020 report is to be found at the www.datacentrepricing.com website.
About TCL (Tariff Consultancy Ltd): TCL is a London-based telecoms pricing consultancy and research firm which specializes in providing pricing analysis from fixed, mobile & Data Centre facilities from all over the world. TCL provides the quarterly Data Centre Price Tracker subscription service, with updated pricing across 14 European countries, and once off reports on regional Data Centre pricing in North America, the Middle East, Africa & Emerging Markets, with country-specific reports for France, Germany, Netherlands & the UK. Further information can be found at the www.datacentrepricing.com website.