A data center is a centralized facility used for data computing, processing, and storage. It includes high-performance servers, networking equipment, storage arrays, and supporting services such as powering and cooling solutions. Data centers are established by either large-scale enterprises or enterprises offering cloud-based services. Enterprises build colocation and managed hosting data center facilities and rent them to other large enterprises and SMEs.

PART 01: Executive summary 5

PART 02: Scope of the report 16

PART 03: Research Methodology 21

PART 04: Introduction 24

Key market highlights 24

Market overview 25

PART 05: Market landscape 25

Market size and forecast 27

PART 06: Five forces analysis 29

Five forces analysis 29

PART 07: Market segmentation by IT infrastructure 30

IT infrastructure 30

Power management solutions 40

General construction 42

Cooling solutions 44

Rack 46

Security solutions 48

Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) 51

PART 08: Market drivers 54

PART 09: Impact of drivers 57

PART 10: Market challenges 58

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 60

PART 12: Market trends 61

CenturyLink 63

PART 13: Vendor landscape 63

Datacom 63

Digital Realty 63

Equinix 64

IBM 64

Metronode 65

Nextgen Group 65

NEXTDC 65

Spark Digital 65

Fujitsu 66

Global Switch 66

Other prominent vendors 66

PART 14: Appendix 70

List of abbreviations 70

PART 15: Explore Technavio 72