Australia - Data Centres

Synopsis

BuddeComm has been supportive of the data centre market since the 1990s and it seems that its time has finally come – thanks to the arrival of high-speed broadband networks that allow for a large range of new applications, covering all sectors of society and the economy.

The data centre market includes telehousing facilities, co-location facilities, and internet data centres (IDCs). They are important for the new developments of cloud computing and the Internet of Things (M2M).

The NBN in Australia has given an enormous boost to the data centre market, with investments worth $2 billion in 2011. Currently the developments are highly centralised in the capital cities, but a more decentralised trend is expected to develop over time.

This report overviews the different forms of data centres, the growth of neutral facilities, and gives an insight into the size of the general data centre market, the trends occurring in it, and the major players in the sector. Of the major players the role of the telcos is included and a number of smaller independent providers are profiled.

Companies mentioned

Companies mentioned in this report include – Telstra, Optus, Macquarie Telecom, Equant, Alphawest, Primus, Pipe Networks, Ausix, GlobalCenter, Datacom, Global Switch, Hostworks, EDS, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Equinix, Nexon, NextDC, Polaris, ActewAGL, RightNow, Leighton.

Hot topics and technologies mentioned

Hot topics and technology mentions in this report include – enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relation management (CRM), internet exchanges (IX), outsourcing, infrastructure virtualisation.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Data Centre boom 2011
• 3. Market statistics and surveys
  • 3.1 Report from Gartner - 2011
  • 3.2 Cloud services drive data centre markets
  • 3.3 Data centre market - 2010
• 4. Market overview and analysis
  • 4.1 Data centres back on track
  • 4.2 Consolidation
  • 4.3 Business model keeps evolving
  • 4.4 Broadband and content would drive demand
  • 4.5 Future prospects
  • 4.6 NBN driving the new investments
  • 4.7 Hubs for the Internet of Things
• 5. Telehousing (Co-location)
• 6. Internet Exchanges
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 Neutral IXs
• 7. Points of interconnect (POI)
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 NBN POIs
• 8. New Trends & Developments
  • 8.1 Trans-sector outsourcing – the way of the future
  • 8.2 Infrastructure Virtualisation technology
  • 8.3 The Internet of things
• 9. The major players
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 The telcos
    • 9.2.1 Digital Realty Trust
  • 9.3 Internet Data Centres operators
  • 9.4 Equipment vendors
  • 9.5 AUSIX
  • 9.6 GlobalCenter (owned by Datacom Systems)
    • 9.6.1 Background information
    • 9.6.2 Datacom Systems
  • 9.7 Global Switch
  • 9.8 Hostworks
  • 9.9 Optus data centre
  • 9.10 Enterprise Data Corporation
  • 9.11 Equinix
  • 9.12 Fujitsu
  • 9.13 Hewlett-Packard
  • 9.14 Nexon Asia Pacific
  • 9.15 NEXTDC
    • 9.15.1 Background information
    • 9.15.2 Brisbane Data Centre
    • 9.15.3 Melbourne and Sydney Data Centres
    • 9.15.4 Perth Data Centre
  • 9.16 Polaris Victoria Data Centre
  • 9.17 Technical Real Estate (TRE)
  • 9.18 Canberra Technology City
  • 9.19 RightNow
  • 9.20 Metronode – Leighton
• 10. Related reports

• Table 1 – Overview of datacentre hardware spending – 2010 - 2012

• Exhibit 1 – Different names for similar concepts
• Exhibit 2 – Telehousing benefits
• Exhibit 3 – Data centres from telcos