Australia and New Zealand Data Centres Face Dual Demand for More Quality Space and Increased Investment.LONDON London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. -- A new report from the Data Centre Practice at BroadGroup reveals that the Data Centre market in Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. is expanding significantly, but suggests that growing demand is confronting a severe shortage of quality Data Centre space, as well as limitations of the physical infrastructure in most of the existing sites. The findings of the report, Data Centres: Australia and New Zealand, published today, suggest a major requirement for investment to upgrade in the sector, but also could point to growing business consolidation. The first to address the sector in these markets, the report also suggests that current conditions are likely to drive a renewed emphasis on server and storage consolidation and virtualisation, as well as further proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of high density blade technologies. In common with the findings of the Data Centres Asia report conducted by BroadGroup at the end of last year, older facilities with legacy design issues mainly related to electrical mechanical infrastructure and security, will face critical challenges including possible exclusion from RFPs as demand for power and cooling increases. Market trends towards change, consolidation and M&A inform the outlook for the data centre sector in both countries. The report also suggests telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. carriers are entering the IT services market which includes the provisioning of data centres. However, Australia and New Zealand markets are both characterised by the significant presence of IT outsourcers who dominate the top 10 data centre players by size. Brisbane Brisbane (brĭz`bən), city (1991 pop. 1,145,537), capital of Queensland, E Australia, on the Brisbane River above its mouth on Moreton Bay. (Australia) and Auckland Auckland (ôk`lənd), city (1996 pop. 345,768; urban agglomeration pop. 991,796), N North Island, New Zealand. It is situated on an isthmus and is the largest urban region and chief port of the country. (New Zealand) are set to increase space with several new Data Centres over the next 12-18 months. Sydney Sydney, city, Australia Sydney, city (1991 pop. 3,097,956), capital of New South Wales, SE Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is Australia's largest city, chief port, and main cultural and industrial center. and Melbourne Melbourne, city, Australia Melbourne, city (1991 pop. 2,761,995), capital of Victoria, SE Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River. Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, is a rail and air hub and financial and commercial center. (Australia) and possibly Wellington (New Zealand) are likely to see new facilities built within 2-4 years on the basis of current plans identified. The forward view provided in detail in the report, suggests a reduced availability of quality space, increased prices for racks and hosting, and increased power costs. The report provides a wealth of detail on services, provider profiles and their strengths and weaknesses, technologies currently deployed as well as an analysis of the commercial and technical issues confronting data centre services. All major vendors and the majority of smaller service providers are detailed in this report, which also contains city maps with data centre locations identified. "As a resource, the report offers a level of detail which is invaluable for any company engaged in or investing in the data centre sector in these countries," commented Philip Low, managing director at BroadGroup. "These are important markets on the point of further change, with well defined niche opportunities and reflect the strategic value that data centres can now yield, evidenced in markets globally." www.datacentres.com |
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