Colo-X founder Tim Anker’s views about the current supply and demand picture in the UK data centre market were published in ComputerWorldUK in December 2010.
The bottom line is there was a lot of headline grabbing stories during 2010 from industry analysts about the overall lack of supply and rising occupancy in the colocation market, but Anker believe’s the picture is one of reasonable supply and indeed increasing choice that suggest a return to the imbalances of 2007 is not about to happen. The full article can be accessed via this LINK.
For colocation and data centre buyers the key point is to understand the market and how its changing, for example to be able to compare pricing on a like for like basis and ask why certain operators are charging higher prices than others; is the dearer facility offering your something you really need or can’t get elsewhere? At Colo-X we are tracking a growing list of new facilities and new operators in the UK market, most of whom we have visited in person. Furthermore, as our recent listing of Digital Realty’s Redhill facility in Surrey demonstrates, we are also seeing existing operators reproductising their capacity to make it more accesible for retail buyers. As ever, Colo-X remains close to the market and can always provide a quick overview via a simple phone call.