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Datacentrepricing’s new city research reveals that Amsterdam is set to grow despite the moratorium on new builds

Datacentrepricing (DCP) has launched a new report entitled 'DCP FLAP Cloud and Data Centre' analysing Cloud and Data Centres in the key European cities namely Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris and Dublin.

The report both traces the history of Data Centre developments since 2017 and projects the market forward in each of the five (5) countries.

The DCP report reveals that the key trends in the five FLAP city markets include:

• The FLAP markets have become increasingly important – In 4 out of the 5 countries the FLAP markets account for the majority of in-country Data Centre raised floor space - from 48 per cent (London and Slough) to 61 per cent (Frankfurt) and up to 92 per cent (Dublin). These markets all benefit from being close to large population centres and have the connectivity and infrastructure to attract the Data Centre Provider.    

• The five FLAP markets together have created an average of 129,000 m2 of Data Centre raised floor space per annum over the period from the beginning of 2017 to the beginning of 2025 – The 5 FLAP markets are all growing rapidly with Amsterdam Data Centre space forecast to grow by 1.5 times and Frankfurt doubling in size over the period. By contrast Data Centre space in the London and Slough region have grown by only 60 per cent to 2025 - but still remains the largest single FLAP market by size. 

• The FLAP markets are becoming more concentrated by a few Data Centre Providers – A handful of Data Centre Providers account for the majority of space in most FLAP markets - with common providers including Equinix, Interxion/Digital Realty, Global Data Centers (NTT Ltd), CyrusOne and Virtus Data Centres. For example, in Frankfurt six Data Centre Providers account for 78 per cent of all space, in Amsterdam five providers account for 76 per cent of all space and in London and Slough six Data Centre providers account for 76 per cent of all space.     

• FLAP market Data Centre Providers are able to charge a price premium – In most markets the Data Centre Providers charge a price premium compared with the national average – with Data Centre Providers in London and Slough charging a 16 per cent premium to the UK average and Frankfurt charging a 11 per cent premium and Paris Data Centre Providers charging a 7 per cent premium to the national average. Both in Ireland and the Netherlands the Dublin and Amsterdam Data Centre clusters are broadly the same as the national average. 

DCP finds that despite the recent delivery of services to the network edge, the FLAP Data Centre hubs will remain important centres of connectivity for a long time to come. Although other city clusters are growing their presence (for example Berlin in Germany, Manchester in the UK, Cork in Ireland and Marseille in France) the FLAP Data Centre clusters still remain dominant. 

The only potential drawback in the five markets is the supply of development land for new space, which is particularly constrained in the London area, and with a temporary moratorium on new build Data Centre imposed in Amsterdam as a result of environmental concerns. The shortage of development land is likely to increase costs and Data Centre pricing, and will result in users migrating to areas outside of the metro area

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About the DCP FLAP + Dublin Cloud and Data Centre report – The DCP FLAP Cloud & Data Centre report examines the five city Cloud & Data Centre markets of Frankfurt, London (& Slough), Amsterdam, Paris plus Dublin. It provides the growth from 2017 to 2021 and looks forward from 2021 to 2025 with Data Centre & Cloud revenues, Data Centre raised floor space. 

• The growth in Data Centre raised floor space from the beginning of 2017 to the beginning of 2025
• The growth in Data Centre Customer Power from the beginning of 2017 to the beginning of 2025
• The changes in Data Centre Pricing (including rack space, m2 & kW rentals) over the period
• The growth in Data Centre revenues from the beginning of 2017 to the beginning of 2025
• The growth in Public Cloud revenues from the beginning of 2017 to the beginning of 2025

For further information about this new report priced at GBP 1,595.00 go to www.datacentrepricing.com

About DCP (Data Centre Pricing) – DCP is the Data Centre research subsidiary of TCL (Tariff Consultancy Ltd). DCP provides research and consultancy to Data Centre related companies globally using a unique database of more than 3,000 Data Centre facilities and 1,200 Data Centre Providers worldwide and publishes reports and subscription services – including the Euro-DC Trends Tracker, the UK-DC Trends Tracker and recent reports including – The Emerging Markets Cloud & Data Centre 2021 to 2025, The Impact of Data Centre Consolidation & Expansion in Europe, The Cloud & Data Centre Markets in the Asia Pacific Region & Moving into the Futures – Cloud & Data Centres in the Middle East Region. Further information about DCP reports is available on the DCP website at: www.datacentrepricing.com