This new report is the first undertaken by BroadGroup of the German third party data centre market. Bringing together a comprehensive range of industry insights gathered from extensive primary research with key players and experts in the German data centre market, plus substantial desk research and an online survey, this new report analyses the key trends, business issues and future developments in the market. It assesses key location criteria and data centre selection issues from a user perspective. Together with discussion of the market’s major data centre hub in Frankfurt, this new report evaluates seven other cities and identifies examples of more than 250 third party co-location data centres across Germany.

The leading third party data centre providers are analysed in depth, with SWOT assessments for each, plus evaluation of other players in the various market segments, new entrants and new planned builds. Finally, the report provides market sizing and forecasts to 2015.

The report is essential reading for anyone involved, or planning to engage, in the German data centre sector from operators to telcos to vendors, investors, government agencies and professional services providers.

Executive summary

Definitions

Section 1 German data centre market and demand drivers
1.1 Market drivers
1.2 User drivers
1.3 Vertical market issues
1.4 Enterprise customers
1.5 ‘Mittelstand’ companies
1.6 Eco systems and channels to market
1.7 Uptake of new technologies
1.8 Legal and regulatory framework
1.9 Power availability and pricing
1.10 Environment and renewable energy
1.11 Growth in IP traffic

Section 2 Choosing data centre locations
2.1 Regional characteristics of the German data centre market
2.2 Pricing issues
2.3 Power issues
2.4 Connectivity
2.5 Reliability

Section 3 Key cities for data centres
3.1 Berlin
3.2 Düsseldorf
3.3 Frankfurt
3.4 Hamburg
3.5 Munich
3.6 Nürnberg
3.7 Stuttgart
3.8 Other locations

Section 4 Key players
4.1 Equinix
4.2 e-shelter
4.3 Global Switch
4.4 InterXion
4.5 I.T.E.N.O.S
4.6 TelecityGroup

Section 5 Other players
5.1 Co-location
5.2 ISPs and players with regional or national focus
5.3 Telcos and pan-European network operators
5.4 Systems integrators
5.5 Managed services
5.6 New entrants

Section 6 Market size and forecasts
6.1 Overview
6.2 Market segments
6.3 Space and utilisation
6.4 Revenues

Section 7 Appendices
7.1 Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) Annex to Section 9
7.2 Reference sources
7.3 Online survey

List of Figures and Tables

Figure 1.1 German data centres offering co-location - representation by gross space m²
Figure 1.2 Top drivers of demand today
Figure 1.3 Top inhibitors of demand today
Figure 1.4 Top user concerns in using third party data centres
Figure 1.5 Allocation of energy demand in data centres in Germany
Figure 1.6 Anticipated increase in power usage in 3 years’ time
Figure 1.7 Map of the 16 States that comprise the Federal Republic of Germany
Figure 1.8 DE-CIX annual traffic statistics
Figure 1.9 BCIX Berlin annual traffic statistics
Figure 1.10 ECIX Combined traffic for Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hamburg – annual traffic statistics
Figure 1.11 Summary of forces shaping future demand

Table 1.1 Number and type of data centres in Germany
Table 1.2 Examples of IT load by data centre segment
Table 1.3 German states, area size, population and capital cities
Table 1.4 European Data Protection Law and its application in Germany
Table 1.5 Industrial electricity pricing across Europe in 2011
Table 1.6 Policies to promote Renewable Energy Sources in Germany

Figure 2.1 Main cities in Germany
Figure 2.2 Regional power developments (planned or in build) of 20 MW or more
Figure 2.3 Map of ECIX locations

Table 2.1 Factors behind price averaging
Table 2.2 Internet Exchanges in Germany
Table 2.3 Location factors by vertical sector

Table 3.1 Examples of key third party data centres in Berlin
Table 3.2 Examples of key third party data centres in Düsseldorf
Table 3.3 Examples of key third party data centres in Frankfurt
Table 3.4 DE-CIX enabled data centre sites in Frankfurt
Table 3.5 Planned new builds or extensions in Frankfurt/area
Table 3.6 Examples of key third party data centres in Hamburg
Table 3.7 Examples of key third party data centres in Munich
Table 3.8 Examples of key third party data centres in Nürnberg
Table 3.9 Examples of key third party data centres in Stuttgart
Table 3.10 Examples of key third party data centres outside the main 8 cities
Table 3.11 Summary comparison of city business focus in the main 8 cities

Figure 3.1 Comparison of cities by number of co-location data centres
Figure 3.2 Growth potential for locations outside Frankfurt

Table 4.1 Equinix data centres by gross m²
Table 4.2 Equinix SWOT Analysis
Table 4.3 e-shelter data centres by gross m²
Table 4.4 e-shelter SWOT Analysis
Table 4.5 Global Switch data centres by gross m²
Table 4.6 Global Switch SWOT Analysis
Table 4.7 InterXion data centres by gross m²
Table 4.8 InterXion SWOT Analysis
Table 4.9 I.T.E.N.O.S data centre in Frankfurt by gross m²
Table 4.10 I.T.E.N.O.S SWOT Analysis
Table 4.11 TeleCity data centres by customer space m² 2010
Table 4.12 TeleCity SWOT Analysis

Table 5.1 Selected ISP/network operators with regional or national focus
Table 5.2 Key telcos and pan-European carriers in Germany
Table 5.3 Telco SWOT analysis

Figure 5.1 Noris Network
Figure 5.2 Pironet NDH backbone network
Figure 5.3 LambdaNet data centres in Germany

Table 6.1 Third party data centre market segments forecast 2011 – 2015
Table 6.2 Usage of third party versus in-house data centre space 2011 - 2015

Figure 6.1 Third party data centre space – anticipated growth next 3 years
Figure 6.2 German gross m² third party data centre space
Figure 6.3 German third party data centre revenues in € million 2011 - 2015

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