In a stunning move Equinix has announced the agreed acquisition of local colocation rival Switch and Data for USD$689m.S+D were probably Equinix’s largest single competitor in the carrier neutral colocation market and the acquisition marks an interesting concentration of power in this specialist market niche. It can certainly be seen as a case of the [...]
The wide variety and scale of some of our recent deals serves to illustrate the breadth and depth of our industry knowledge, as well as the benefits of our consultative approach in working with buyers to fully understand all aspects of their needs before making supplier recommendations. Whether its price, power, quality, network choice, convenience [...]
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 [...]
In 2007 we were approached by David Morgan, the procurement specialist for a global IT services company. Their requirement was for a Tier 3 data centre with fibre connectivity to London in the M25 radius and with a short completion timeframe. At the time the London market was facing a significant imbalance between data centre [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]