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 [...]
We attended the Data Centre World event for the first time which was held in London at the Barbican Centre.In particular we noted that all the big pan-European operators would be present and several of them presenting. The exhibition space was impressive, dozens of companies offering all sorts of data centre related products, in fact [...]
A mini deluge of surveys today provide a positive picture for the data centre industry though a healthy degree of scepticism is worth bearing in mind as the survey sponsors, US real estate player Digital Realty and Telehouse Europe will of course see themselves as prime beneficiaries!However, some interesting points worthy of note: Digital Realty [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What are the implications of the recent acquisition of Blue Square Data by Lumison? Lumison’s acquisition strategy begins with their recent purchase of Blue Square Data in a further consolidation of the regional UK colocation market The combined group will have some 50,000 sq ft of net tech capability of which 90% will be in [...]
Interesting to read about Tier1 research trying to soothe market concerns about data centre over supply, as reported by Data Center Knowledge http://bit.ly/r51A6Q today.Tier1, an American based specialist research house were extensively quoted in the Coresite prospectus published in early 2010 saying that data centre demand was set to outstrip supply by 250% and that [...]
Colo-X attended the 7th Data Centre’s Europe conference last week (5/6th May) and the highlight for us had to be the fascinating leadership panel.On the panel were representatives of Telecity, Equinix, Interxion and Global Switch, the four largest pan-European carrier neutral colocation providers, together with e-shelter, who currently focus on Germany and Switzerland and Colt, [...]
I wasn’t able to post a comment when I saw last week’s press release (http://bit.ly/TC5SZG ) from respected telecoms industry analysts Telegeography as I was at the Eco Data Centre Summit in Nuremberg (and what a good event that was).However, I thought it was most interesting to at last see one of the analysts present a [...]
Interesting to see today’s news that Pulsant has acquired Edinburgh’s Scolocate for £26m, so building on Lumison’s longstanding presence in the Scottish capital.Scolocate has been majority owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland since 2002 following a financial restructuring. Scolocate History Scolocate is an important regional hub facility in the UK data centre market. Having [...]