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DATA CENTRE
COLOCATION SEES 27
PER CENT YEAR–ON-
YEAR GROWTH
The core European colocation hubs
of Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam
and Paris had a strong start to the
year, with 26.6MW of take-up and
38MW of new supply in Q1 2017
according to global real estate
advisor CBRE.
London was responsible for
17.5MW of take-up, 60 per cent of
the European total. The market
saw significant further activity by
the hyperscale cloud players, which
resulted in London’s second largest
quarterly total on record. In contrast
Amsterdam (3.5MW), Frankfurt
(3.2MW) and Paris (2.3MW) were
relatively quiet in the first quarter.
Continued activity from cloud
service providers has again been
the bed rock of a strong first
quarter. However, an expected
increase in activity from corporate
and enterprise occupiers as the
year goes on will provide more
balance to take-up.
Andrew Jay, executive director,
Data Centre Solutions, at CBRE,
commented, ‘We predicted a strong
2017 in the European markets and
Q1 has certainly delivered for us.
Given the momentum built up
in 2016 we weren’t surprised to
see a strong start to the year. The
key question is whether 2017 will
surpass last year’s record breaking
155MW. Our view is that we will
have another really strong year of at
least 100MW which is astonishing
considering that the record take-up
prior to 2016 was 78MW.
‘Q1 came very close to reaching
a milestone of 1,000MW of supply
across the four markets; ending the
quarter on 996MW. We expect a
substantial amount of further new
supply to come on during the course
of the year, including new entrants in
Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London.’
6 | June 2017
Spectra Logic Publishes
Annual State of Data Storage
Spectra Logic has announced the publication of ‘Digital Data Storage Outlook 2017’,
Spectra’s annual review of the data storage industry. The report provides insight for storage
and media manufacturers, application developers and enterprise storage customers into
the trends, pricing and technology shaping the data storage industry, and projects future
storage needs and the technologies with the best chance of satisfying them.
Storage industry experts have predicted that the digital universe could grow to
more than 40 zettabytes (ZB) of data in 2020. Spectra’s ‘Digital Data Storage Outlook
2017’ projects that much of this data will never be stored or will be retained for only a
brief time, bringing the total amount of data stored closer to 20ZB in 2026. The report
explores how enterprise flash will displace 2.5-inch 15,000RPM magnetic disks, and
why existing technologies like tape will have the most significant impact on the storage
digital universe through 2026, among other conclusions.
‘The world’s repository of data is growing more rapidly than we could have imagined. At
the same time, organisations are more reliant than ever on digital assets, and must protect
and preserve access to this data forever,’ said Spectra Logic CEO Nathan Thompson. “This
is a unique time for the data storage industry, and we are proud to take a leadership role in
helping the industry anticipate the trends, tiers and technologies of the future.’
The full review can be viewed here.
New entrant boosts Scottish
data centre market
Scotland’s largest ever data centre is being launched, capable of handling the
country’s vast data storage and processing needs as it moves into an increasingly
digital future.
The Pyramids Data Centre in Bathgate, West Lothian, will provide the capacity
to support the public and private sectors as they continue their transition to agile
and cost effective working practices – including utilising cloud infrastructure.
Strategically located on the M8 Motorway just outside Edinburgh, the 93-acre
Pyramids Data Centre is easily accessible from both the capital and Glasgow. The
facility will be developed in three phases and will provide 250,000ft2 of flexible,
modular and scalable technical space, with the potential for up to 500,000ft2.
The size of the facility ensures it will be capable of handling the data storage
and processing requirements of the largest of organisations and is likely to prove
vital for the continued growth of Scotland’s technology sector.
Steven McGarva, director at Ashfield Land, said, ‘Having owned the Pyramids
for the past year or so and examined a number of options for its future it is clear
that we need to invest
and be at the heart of
Scotland’s digital economy.
With such investment
the Pyramids presents a
unique opportunity, given
its scale, power supply
and data infrastructure, to
create a campus style data
centre and digital hub.’