Published: February 2014
Number of pages: 72 / Tables and Charts: 57
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About the report

Introduction - Data Centre Pricing Germany – 2014 to 2019 report

The Data Centre Pricing Germany - 2014 to 2019 report provides a unique overview of pricing for one of the largest Data Centre markets in Europe.

The report is based on TCL’s unique survey of some 72 Data Centre providers with some 217 separate Data Centre facilities across Germany.

Research Methodology

The Data Centre Pricing Germany – 2014 to 2019 report was written over the period from the end of January 2014 to the end of February 2014. The report includes both primary research and secondary research. It also includes information from earlier TCL reports (including the TCL Premium Data Centre report) and from the TCL Data Centre Price Tracker quarterly subscription service.

The report is based on an analysis of some 72 Data Centre providers inGermany, which consists of 217 Data Centre facilities.

The basis of the report is a unique model of the German Data Centre market developed by TCL, which includes power, capacity and pricing by facility and Data Centre provider. The information for the model is obtained from each Data Centre provider as part of a “bottom up” process.

The report also uses telephone and face-to-face interviews along with a TCL questionnaire, which is used to provide information on Data Centre capacity and demand factors for the forecast. The TCL report also uses information which comes from a range of sources including independent experts, Data Centre company presentations, telecoms companies, IT companies and real estate companies.

The main German Data Centre segments identified in this report

The model can be segmented by geographical location, and by the 3 main types of Data Centre provider used in the report - whether Carrier Based, Carrier Neutral or a Premium Data Centre provider. The three main types of Data Centre providers used in this report are defined as follows:

• A Carrier Based Data Centre provider - for the purposes of this report is defined as being a subsidiary of a telecoms provider and is able to provide a limited choice of telecoms networks from a facility.


• A Carrier Neutral Data Centre provider - for the purposes of this report is defined as being a company, which is not part of a domestic network provider and has multiple telecoms networks from a facility.


• A Premium Data Centre provider - for the purposes of this report is defined as being able to support high density power per rack combinations of up to 20 kW or above.

Below TCL provides a breakdown of the numbers of German Data Centre facilities by the three segment types shown in the chart below:

Figure 6: A chart showing the number of German Data Centre facilities by segment type (in per cent) Source – TCL (Sample size: 217 German Data Centre facilities)

In Germany, the Carrier Neutral Data Centre accounts for the majority by the number of Data Centres available, with over 100 facilities and the majority of raised floor space in the country.

The major Carrier Based Data Centre providers such as T-Systems, eunetworks and Versatel together have over 50 collocation facilities in Germany alone. (TCL does not include collocation facilities that are rented from third party providers to avoid double counting). There are almost 100 Carrier Based facilities identified in the TCL survey, but the average size of facility is considerably smaller than for the Carrier Neutral Data Centre segment.

A breakdown of Data Centre raised floor space inGermanyby Data Centre segment is shown in the pie chart below -

Figure 7: A pie chart showing the amount of Data Centre raised floor space in Germany by the Carrier Based, Carrier Neutral and Premium Data Centre types (per cent) Source – TCL (Sample size: 217 German Data Centre facilities)

The amount of Carrier Neutral Data Centre raised floor space in Germany accounts for 59 per cent of overall German Data Centre floor space and is the largest Data Centre segment in the country.

Although Carrier Based Data Centres account for the majority of facilities by number each Carrier based facility is relatively small, and are in the main used for collocation services, with many providers constructing new facilities for cloud and hosting services.

The Data Centre Tier Classification used in this report

TCL emphasises that it should be noted that the Data Centre Tier grade certification and the Data Centre PUE ratio where mentioned in the report has been obtained from each Data Centre provider and has not been independently verified by TCL in this report.

The Data Centre Tier grade certification is developed by the US-based UpTime Institute and is outlined in the Summary Box below:

Summary Box – The Uptime Institute Data Centre Tier Classification

The Data Centre Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ratio used in this report

The Data Centre PUE ratio that is used in the report stands for “Power Usage Effectiveness” and measures the total amount of power used by the Data Centre against the amount that is used for IT hardware.

The higher the PUE ratio, the lower the proportion that is used by IT hardware, and the more that is used by the Data Centre facility itself.

As an example, if a Data Centre has a stated PUE ratio of 1.3 – for every 1 watt of power consumed by the IT hardware, another 0.3 watts of power is consumed by the ancillary services of the Data Centre.

Again, the PUE ratio used by TCL is provided by the Data Centre itself, which has not been independently verified.

The German Data Centre pricing used in this report

Pricing is provided in confidence from the German Data Centre providers and is used to derive an average rack space and a rental price per square metre for all operators, Carrier Based, Carrier Neutral and Premium Data Centre providers. Individual operator pricing is not disclosed. (Only individual Data Centre provider pricing that is already published in the public domain is disclosed).

It should be noted that the Data Centre pricing received by TCL is list pricing and does not take into account discounts that may be offered for large space or promotional discounts. All pricing is shown without taxes or VAT.

For comparison purposes the rack space pricing and per square metre pricing is used with no or minimal power bundles (of 1 kW) or of access to power.

To derive the monthly rental cost per square metre - when appropriate - is calculated from the rack space rental, which is then divided by 2.5 metres to provide a monthly rental per square metres.

The other metrics used in this report

In the report for consistency all power per rack is shown in kilowatts (kW) per rack and in kilowatts per hour (kW Hour). Total power into the Data Centre from the national grid is shown in MegaWatts (MW) or MVA.

The rack space used in this report is based on a standard 19” rack, with single phase power supply. For average rack space and per square metre pricing TCL excludes bundles of power from the pricing as far as is possible.

When providing the rack space and per square metre pricing TCL provides standard retail pricing with no or a minimal power bundle (for example when the Data Centre provider offers a power bundle; it is provided with rack space as a standard product offer).

Table of Contents

A list of tables and charts used in the report
A list of German Data Centre companies mentioned in the report
Executive Summary
Summary Box – Key indicators from the Data Centre Pricing – 2014 to 2019 report
The main highlights of the Data Centre Pricing Germany – 2014 to 2019 report
Introduction - Data Centre Pricing Germany – 2014 to 2019 report
Research Methodology
The main German Data Centre segments identified in the repor
The Data Centre Tier classes used in the report
The Data Centre Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) ratio used in the report
The other metrics used in this report
Chapter One – A market overview of Data Centres in Germany
Introduction
The landscape for Data Centres in Germany
The Key Data Centre players in Germany
Summary Box – The key Data Centre players in Germany
The German Carrier Based Data Centre segment
The German Carrier Neutral Data Centre segment
The German Premium Data Centre segment
Key Point Summary
Chapter Two – The average Pricing for Data Centres in Germany
Introduction
The average rack space pricing for German Data Centres
Installation charges
Administration charges
Average German Data Centre pricing per square metre
German Data Centre pricing for cage space
German Data Centre pricing for cross connects
Typical German Data Centre pricing for power in Germany
Basic German industrial power costs
The average customer power for German Data Centre facilities
Average German Data Centre pricing per kW bundle per rack
Average German Data Centre watts per square metre pricing
The main Data Centre pricing trends in Germany
German Data Centre pricing for supplementary services
Average German Data Centre pricing forecasts – from 2014 to 2019
Key Point Summary
Chapter Three – Future developments in the German Data Centre market
Introduction
The key statistics in the German Data Centre market
The new German Data Centre developments
A forecast for German Data Centre raised floor space – from 2014 to 2019
A forecast for German Data Centre revenues – from 2014 to 2019
A forecast for German Data Centre rack space pricing – from 2014 to 2019
A forecast for German Data Centre pricing per square metre – from 2014 to 2019
A forecast for German Data Centre pricing per kW – from 2014 to 2019
The key trends in the German Data Centre market
Key Point Summary
Chapter Four – Conclusions
Appendix One – A glossary of terms used in the report

Figure 1: A chart showing the growth in German Data Centre raised floor space by the 3 Data Centre segments from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in square metres

Figure 2: A table showing the growth in German Data Centre raised floor space by the 3 Data Centre segments from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in square metres

Figure 3: A chart showing the average size of German Data Centre facility by raised floor space from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in square metres

Figure 4: A chart showing the average amount of customer power (per MW) by German Data Centre facility from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019

Figure 5: A table showing the breakdown of German Data Centre segments by facility & space in per cent as the end of 2014

Figure 6: A chart showing the number of German Data Centre facilities by each Data Centre segment - in per cent

Figure 7: A pie chart showing the amount of Data Centre raised floor space by Carrier Based, Carrier Neutral & Premium Data Centre segments in per cent

Figure 8: A chart showing the total German Data Centre raised floor space in square metres compared with other European markets (the UK ,Netherlands & France) as of the end of 2014

Figure 9: A pie chart showing the number of German Data Centre facilities in Frankfurtcompared with other German cities in per cent as of the end of 2014

Figure 10: A table showing the number of Data Centre facilities by German city

Figure 11: A pie chart showing a breakdown of Data Centre raised floor space by German city in per cent as of 2014

Figure 12: A table showing a breakdown of Data Centre raised floor space by German city

Figure 13: A chart showing average standard retail German rack space pricing in the Frankfurt area and outside the Frankfurt area - in Euro per month

Figure 14: A table showing the Equinix Data Centre facilities in Germany

Figure 15: A table showing the E-Shelter Data Centre facilities in Germany

Figure 16: A table showing the Interxion Data Centre facilities in Germany

Figure 17: A chart showing German forecast Data Centre raised floor space from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in square metre

Figure 18: A pie chart showing the forecast increase in German Carrier Based Data Centre raised floor space as a proportion of total Data Centre raised floor space - in per cent as of the end of 2014

Figure 19: A chart showing the forecast increase in German Carrier Based Data Centre raised floor space from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in square metres

Figure 20: A chart showing the standard retail average rack space pricing by the German Carrier Based, Pan European, Carrier Neutral & Premium Data Centre segments - in Euro per month

Figure 21: A pie chart showing the forecast increase in German Carrier Neutral Data Centre raised floor space as a proportion of total space as of the end of 2014 – in per cent

Figure 22: A chart showing the forecast increase in German Carrier Neutral Data Centre raised floor space from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 – in square metres

Figure 23: A pie chart showing the forecast increase in German Premium Data Centre raised floor space as a proportion of total Data Centre space as of the end of 2014 – in per cent

Figure 24: A chart showing the forecast increase in German Data Centre raised floor
space from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in square metres

Figure 25: A chart showing the average German Data Centre standard retail rack space pricing from January 2012 to January 2014 - in Euro per month

Figure 26: A chart showing average standard retail rack space pricing by the German Pan, Carrier Based, Carrier Neutral and overall average Data Centre segments from January 2012 to January 2014 - in Euro per month

Figure 27: A table showing the average standard retail rack space pricing by the German Carrier Based, Carrier Neutral and overall average Data Centre segments from January 2012 to January 2014 - in Euro per month

Figure 28: A chart showing the average upper level quartile standard retail Data Centre rack space pricing inEurope- in Euro per month

Figure 29: A chart showing average retail German Data Centre rack space costs for the 3 Data Centre segments - in Euro per month

Figure 30: A table showing selected German Data Centre once-off installation charges per rack in Euro

Figure 31: A chart showing the average monthly per square metre Data Centre pricing in Europe- in Euro per month

Figure 32: A table showing the average square metre Data Centre pricing across 14 European countries

Figure 33: A table showing selected German Data Centre cage space costs - in Euro per month

Figure 34: A table showing selected German Data Centre cross connect pricing - in Euro per month

Figure 35: A chart showing German industrial power costs from 2009 to the end of 2013 in Euro per kW Hour compared with the EU-28 average

Figure 36: A table showing German industrial power costs from 2009 to 2013 in Euro per kW Hour against the EU-28 average

Figure 37: A chart showing the forecast Data Centre power in MW from 2014 to 2019

Figure 38: A chart showing the forecast average customer power per German Data Centre facility from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 – in MW

Figure 39: A chart showing the average German Data Centre pricing per power bundle per rack (in kW) - in Euro per month

Figure 40: A chart showing average German Data Centre watts per square metre pricing in Euro per month

Figure 41: A pie chart showing the breakdown of the number of German Data Centre facilities by the main cities - in per cent

Figure 42: A pie chart showing the breakdown of German Data Centre facilities by raised floor space by the main cities - in per cent

Figure 43: A table showing the breakdown of German Data Centre floor space by city - in square metres

Figure 44: A chart showing forecast average German Data Centre pricing per square metre from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in Euro per month

Figure 45: A table showing the key statistics of the German Data Centre market - as of the end of 2014

Figure 46: A chart showing German Data Centre raised floor space build outs from January 2010 to January 2014 - in square metres

Figure 47: A table showing recent new German Data Centre build outs

Figure 48: A chart showing forecast German Data Centre raised floor space from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in square metres

Figure 49: A chart showing average German Data Centre utilisation rates from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in per cent

Figure 50: A chart showing utilisation rates for Interxion, Equinix & TelecityGroup - in per cent

Figure 51: A chart showing forecast German Data Centre revenues from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in millions of Euro per month

Figure 52: A chart showing forecast German Data Centre average standard retail rack space pricing from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in Euro per month

Figure 53: A chart showing forecast German Data Centre average pricing per square metre from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in Euro per month

Figure 54: A chart showing forecast German Data Centre average pricing per kW from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019 - in Euro per month

Figure 55: A chart showing average pricing per kW by German Data Centre segment – in Euro per month

Figure 56: A chart showing European Data Centre pricing per square metre – in Euro per month

Figure 57: A chart showing forecast average standard retail German rack space pricing compared with France, the UK & the Netherlands– in Euro per month