Update on UK data centre capacity expansion
News of continued data centre capacity increases in the UK continues at such a pace I struggle to keep up with them all. Here is a brief summary.
News of continued data centre capacity increases in the UK continues at such a pace I struggle to keep up with them all. Here is a brief summary.
2013 was an exciting year in the London colocation market, with numerous new entrants and data centres appearing and these trends fit the theme of our recent industry presentations which have the key message of “Change and Choice”. By “change” we are referring to the significant changes taking place in colocation industry structure, where our [...]
This article describes the history and evolution of the Amsterdam colocation market and was written by Tim Anker, appearing in the November 2005 edition of Capacity Magazine. The article will provide a useful reference for anyone looking at the Amsterdam carrier neutral data centre market for the first time despite the time past since it was written and was part [...]
This article describes the history and evolution of the Frankurt colocation market and was written by Tim Anker, appearing in the October 2005 edition of Capacity Magazine. The article will provide a useful reference for anyone looking at the Frankfurt market for the first time despite the time past since it was written. This was part of a series [...]
This article describes the history and evolution of the London colocation market and was written by Tim Anker, appearing in the September 2005 edition of Capacity Magazine.The article will provide a useful reference for anyone looking at the London carrier neutral data centre market for the first time despite the time past since it was written and was part [...]
Click on the link below to read a review of the Paris colocation market written by Tim Anker as it appeared in Capacity Magazine in December 2005.This was one of a series covering London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin. Download the Paris Background Article
After leading the European colocation market since the industry turn around in 2004/5, UK colocation prices have started to narrow the price gap with Europe when expressed in local currency terms.This is primarily a result of the Euros surge against both the British Pound and US Dollar over the past year, but an improving balance [...]
Survey adds weight to the Carrier Neutral Model Data traffic between data centres is forecast to double or triple over the next 2-4years, according to a survey commissioned by a US company called Infineta (who unsurprisingly make network optimization products). The survey covering over 100 large US enterprises suggests that traffic growth is being driven by data [...]
With the release of Interxion’s 2009 results, we thought it might be interesting see how the two European headquartered operators might contrast and compare.In fact it turned out to be quite hard to find any differences, though those that there are tell an interesting tale. Telecity Interxion 2009 Revenue (Euros, Millions) 192m, +27% (increase on [...]
Interesting press release from specialist telecoms consultancy TeleGeography which we pretty much provide ad verbatum.New data from their Enterprise Network Pricing Service show that the telecom cost of connecting offices varies widely around the globe, with some cities offering far more business-friendly environments than others. When looking to link up offices in different parts of the [...]