2011 Q1 European Data Centre ViewPoint

ViewPointEuropean Data Centres

CB RICHARD ELLIS

Q1 2011

IN THIS ISSUE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

As of this quarter we have rebased our data centre Executive Overview

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qstatistics to show floor area on a net equivalent basis i.e. shell space will now be shown in respect of the net technical (fully-fitted) space that would be created following buildout.

This has also enabled us to apply power densities against key statistics in order to provide greater market clarity. From next quarter our statistics will

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market clarity. From next quarter our statistics will show both space and power indicators in the reported markets.

The first quarter of 2011 has shown that whilst market sentiment has seen some improvement, demand remains tentative, and as such this year is likely to follow a similar path to last year.

2010 represented a relatively subdued year for both take up and supply in theData Centre Topics

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2010 represented a relatively subdued year for both take-up and supply in the European Tier 1 markets, with a ‘wait and see’ approach adopted by both occupiers and operators alike. For the most part, 2011 has begun in the same way, perhaps a further indication that whilst there is some renewed optimism, a level of caution still remains, with the changing outlook for the European economy of particular concern.

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sheets. Despite the uncertain economic backdrop, 2011 has already seen examples of how and where some of this newly gained funding is likely to be utilised. A number of significant announcements regarding new schemes have been made since the turn of the year with further plans likely to emerge as the year unfolds.

Activity in the European Tier 2 markets has been of particular note with several strategic expansion plans announced and new facilities unveiled in Quarter 1. The European Tier 1 markets have also seen expansion plans progressed providing

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Definitionsfurther evidence of a more positive outlook by operators. Going forward these will provide a much needed boost to depleted levels of available space across the European Tier 1 markets which now record a fully-fitted vacancy rate of 7.4%, an all-time low.

The major players are taking steps to position their operations in order to take advantage of untapped and longer term future demand. At present, demand has been largely similar to that seen at Quarter 1 in previous years, although still at a g y p y , gpace at which available supply levels are being eroded.

A significant source of future demand is likely to come from the corporate sector as occupiers emerge from the austerity measures which have restricted IT spend since Quarter 3 2008. The London market has already seen signs of this happening with a shift in the scale of corporate requirements indicating a move toward longer term strategic views being taken. As such London appears to be ahead of the other Tier 1 markets in terms of recovery, with all of the Tier 1 cities expected to show varying

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Overall stock levels in the European Tier 1 markets have remained unchanged from 2010 with no new supply coming to market in the first quarter. However, several announcements of new schemes have been made in Quarter 1 providing indication of operators beginning to pick up the pace.

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The European Tier 1 market has seen levels of available space decline further in the first quarter as current market demand continues to outpace the introduction of new supply.

Demand levels in recent quarters have not been exceptional and operators have been reluctant to

it ith t l i di ti f i iLast year, the legacy of the Credit Crunch continued to subdue market demand which in turn provided operators with little incentive to pursue new expansion projects. Subsequently supply levels during 2010 increased by 5%, the lowest rate since 2006. The first quarter of this year however, has seen operator sentiment become more positive, with a number of expansion announcements already

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in commit resources without a clear indication of rising demand to support new schemes. As such, the level of vacant space across the European Tier 1 market has consistently fallen, now reaching a new low at the end of Quarter 1.

The total market vacancy rate has now decreased to just over 18%, having fallen from close to 22% in the

made following the turn of the year.

Both Tier 1 and Tier 2 locations have been targeted for key projects, with expansion of existing facilities and a number of new builds on the horizon. Several of these projects will provide much needed new supply going forward, particularly in the Tier 1 locations where vacancy levels have fallen

past 12 months. Of particular note has been the decrease in the level of fully-fitted space which is now at 7.4%, the lowest level seen in our records. London and Madrid in particular have seen levels of vacant fully-fitted space eroded with both markets now under 5%.

It is clear that the European Tier 1 market has yconsistently over recent months.

However, given the lead times associated with new build projects, the benefit of any significant new supply is not likely to be seen until the back end of this year at the earliest, with the majority arriving in 2012/13. As such, 2011 will see overall vacant supply levels decline further in response to the

preached a point at which new supply will be needed in order to maintain market balance and meet the expected rise in demand. We have seen a number of projects already unveiled and further plans have been announced.

In the short term, a further tightening of vacant supply is likely before the arrival of new stock towardsupply levels decline further in response to the

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Despite concerns regarding uncertainty in the wider economy and any potentially limiting impact on demand, participants in the data centre market across Europe have seen a number of notable additions to data centre space during the first quarter of 2011.

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From a development perspective, in the UK actual build activity has been limited. However, the quarter’s highlights have included reports that Highbridge have secured planning consent for the second phase of their Cobalt Business Park scheme, allowing them to deliver a further 3,360 m² of technical accommodation, whilst a new £250 million f d k M tt h C it l D t C t hRetail colocation providers have had another busy

quarter; Interxion completed the 640 m² second phase of its data centre in Zurich-Glattbrugg, and EvoSwitch announced a 5,000 m² expansion of technical space in its Amsterdam facility. In Nuremberg, Germany, web hosting provider Hetzner Online reported plans for new 39,950 m² data centre park with the first two units of the facility

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in fund known as Matterhorn Capital Data Centres has been launched, following their acquisition in late 2010 of sites in Chesham and Bury Green with planning approval for two 4,180 m² facilities and two 3,970 m² respectively. Also in the UK, an international bank gained planning approval for a potential data centre at Whessoe Grange Farm near Darlington, although it is reported that they are also

housing up to 30,000 servers, and in Paris Equinixreported it had started construction on its fourth Paris data centre, scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2012. In Istanbul, Turkey, Telehouse has announced the opening of its new data centre in partnership with local telco company Teknotel Telekomünikasyon to provide space for around 2,000 servers.

looking at a number of possible sites across the country for their new facility.

As has been the case over recent years, the IT integrator and telecom sector continues to play an active role in the European data centre market. One of the most significant announcements has seen Portugal Telecom report that it is to build a 45,000

In the UK, UKGrid announced that it had begun to expand its Synergy House, Manchester, data centre to provide a further 595 m²; iomart Group completed the 650 m² second phase of an expansion programme at its Spectrum House, Maidenhead facility and Sentry42 announced the launch of their 5,575 m² newly refurbished

g pm² facility in Covilha, Portugal. Projected to be the largest data centre in Portugal when it is opened in the second half of 2012, it will, in part, be powered by an adjacent wind farm and offer capacity for around 50,000 servers. In addition, BT announced plans for new centres in Amsterdam and Frankfurt, whilst in the UK data management specialist Onyxannounced it had bought a data centre on Teesside,launch of their 5,575 m newly refurbished

Gatehouse Data Centre close to Norwich. announced it had bought a data centre on Teesside, to give it extra capacity for its data hosting facilities.

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in sentiment in the market has shown improvement from last year, a degree of caution still remains, particularly surrounding the fragility of growth prospects for the respective European economies.

A notable dynamic from last year was the prominence of demand for Retail colocation product, which underpinned take-up in the European CNH

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market. This was very much representative of market conditions in 2010 which saw Retail colocation providers favoured as they were able to offer shorter more flexible terms. Early 2011 has seen this trend alter slightly with the take-up in the Wholesale and Retail colocation sectors showing an even split during the first quarter. TOTAL MARKET TAKE-UP

Amsterdam43%

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8%Indeed the re-emergence of the Wholesale colocation sector has been a particularly encouraging development of the first quarter. The Wholesale colocation market was largely subdued last year, with only London seeing any activity of note.

2011 however, has already seen 4 major Wholesale2011 however, has already seen 4 major Wholesale colocation deals completed, accounting for 40% of total take-up in the quarter. This is representative of a shift in the scale of space being demanded and perhaps provides indication that corporate occupiers in particular are now willing and able to deploy longer term IT strategies.

Demand for Retail colocation space has also

Frankfurt23%

Demand for Retail colocation space has also continued into the new year however, although in comparison to Q1 2010, the total space transacted has been slightly lower. Our discussions with operators have shown that much interest is being expressed in the market although transactions are taking longer to complete. As such, we expect to see an increase in take-up of Retail colocation space in

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subsequent quarters as this interest turns to transacted space.

Looking forward, total market demand levels are expected to increase as corporate spending on expansion and improvements to IT Infrastructure picks up pace. Furthermore, the pursuit of new technologies will provide additional demand for data

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The first quarter of 2011 saw both expansion and consolidation announcements of notable size These

In terms of announced expansion, some of the most significant deals included Sentrum’s lease of 930 m²

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two distinct characteristics of data centre activity may well provide encouragement that we have moved into a more positive stage of the European data centre cycle, as companies start to execute IT strategies and technology refreshes that had remained dormant due to constrained IT budgets.

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significant deals included Sentrum s lease of 930 m of space in Woking, UK, to US data centre colocation provider, Cyrus One, including an option agreement on an additional 930 m², whilst in Ireland, Amazon reported the purchase of the 22,539 m² Tesco storage facility at Greenhills Industrial Estate in Dublin which it intends to use in conjunction with its two other Dublin northside b ildi t b ild t it d t t t t I

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in Changes in IT business, particularly associated with the growing acceptance of strategies such as Cloud Computing, will mean that implementation moving forward will involve both expansion and consolidation of data centre estates. An increase in general activity, therefore, gives us the strongest indication that tight constraints on finance may well be loosening, which can only be seen as

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buildings to build out its data centre estate. In addition, an unknown retail bank took 3,500 m² of space at Infinity’s data centre in London, along with a further 1,000 m² at Colt’s facility in Welwyn, north of London, where IT services company Phoneix ITalso agreed to take space.

IT outsourcing continues to play an important role in d k h f f hencouraging for the European data centre market.

Amongst those consolidating their data centre portfolios, international law firm, Clifford Chancereported that it is to close its Paris and Amsterdam data centres, reducing the number of data storage sites from four to two in Europe. Management consultancy, KPMG announced plans to move its

data centre take-up over the first quarter of the year, although remains difficult to quantify in terms of floorspace for the purpose of our report. Centrica reported that it had signed an outsourcing agreement with HP Enterprise Services, enabling the company to move to a utility-based private cloud computing environment, supported by HP from two of its data centres in the UK, including one in y p

systems to a private cloud, consolidating 30 of its European data centres into one located in Frankfurt. In the UK, utility company, Severn Trent Water, reported its intentions to cut its four data centres to two, and the Dutch government announced plans which will see it reduce its data centre stock from sixty four to five.

gWynyard. In addition, Atos Origin announcedsignificant deals with customers such as D+S, neckermann.de, the Dutch Office of Public Prosecution and Rexel.

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Furthermore, noteworthy from the quarter has been the increase in demand for Wholesale colocation

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the European economy. Ultimately it is developments in the wider economy that will define the level and nature of market demand going forward.

It is clear from our discussions, that the consensus view is that the bottom of the current market cycle has been reached. London in particular has seen

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the increase in demand for Wholesale colocation space. 2010 was characterised by the greater number of short term requirements in the market as occupiers placed longer term strategies on hold and advanced only critical IT spending. This subsequently benefitted the Retail colocation providers, who are able to offer more flexible terms.

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Early 2011 has seen a number of Wholesale transactions completed, perhaps providing an indication of a return to more comprehensive IT planning being implemented. Further evidence of a shift in market sentiment will emerge as the extent of the relaxation of IT budgetary restraints becomes clear.

dd l d d l k l b d b hto support this opinion with a number of projects already announced in anticipation of an uplift in demand. Further expansion announcements are likely to follow as the year progresses, with the main players positioning their operations in order to meet emerging requirements.

Increases in market activity for the first quarter have

Additional demand is likely to be driven by the ever-increasing reliance on IT infrastructure to support wider business objectives. The pursuit of greater efficiency through new technology will be a big part of this. As a consequence, 2011 is likely to see greater interest in data centre provision requiring the support from third party providers. Furthermore as budgetary considerations are loosened, further y q

not translated into higher levels of completed transactions however. Total take-up in Quarter 1 has largely been similar to that in 2010, although we expect to see some of this early interest converted in to transactions during the course of this year.

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Evidence from a number of published reports continues to underpin support for the growth in Cloud Computing as an IT strategy. A recent Unisyspoll shows that Cloud is the main investment priority amongst 44% of IT managers for the year ahead, whilst EMC reported in their survey that around 2.4

There are on-going concerns with regard to the adoption of Cloud technology which may slow its proliferation. According to the 'Cloud and the Future of Business’ report from Accenture and the London School of Economics and Political Science, IT departments remain concerned about issues such as

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whilst EMC reported in their survey that around 2.4 million jobs could be created across Europe, Middle East and Africa by 2015 due to the technology. Furthermore, their forecast for the financial impact of Cloud’s adoption is estimated to be around £640 billion when cost savings and business growth are evaluated.

Further evidence of the positive impact of Cloud

departments remain concerned about issues such as security and privacy as a barrier to Cloud adoption. In addition, a recent Vanson Bourne survey of 200 IT directors found that 71% of IT directors are worried about the potential management headaches of Cloud.

Prospects for third party providers of data centre services appear healthy according to research houseFurther evidence of the positive impact of Cloud

computing on the data centre market has been noted this quarter. Salesforce.com‘s reported plans to add 9,390 m² of colocation space to its current seven data centres in the US and Asia, will include a new facility in Europe to be opened next year in order to support Cloud computing. Meanwhile, IBMannounced that it expects to generate revenue of US$7 billi l b ll f it Cl d i b

services appear healthy according to research house Infiniti Research. Their "Global Data Center Outsourcing Market 2010-2014" report forecasts that the global data centre outsourcing market will reach US$163 billion by 2014, again bolstered by changing IT strategies and Cloud adoption. However the story of Cloud or similar technologies plays out over the next few years, it is highly likely that its rate f i l t ti ill h i ifi t i tUS$7 billion globally from its Cloud services by

2015; services that will have to be supported by a robust data centre estate.

of implementation will have a significant impact on activity in the global data centre market moving forward.

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Jun 2010 Iomart Secured a £10 million

FINANCE - Fundraising over the last year

global IT services providers that will involve the transfer of European data centre assets. Whilst this will not directly affect the supply and demand balance, they are important as an illustration of activity amongst companies who are key investors in data centre stock. These have included CenturyLink’s agreement to acquire Savvis for US$2.5 billion, whilst Verizon has agreed to buy Terremark for

credit facility from Lloyds Banking Group

Dec 2010 DataSpace Partners

Raised $150m in financing for the construction of new data centres in from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

US$1.4 billion. Additionally, in the UK Lumison, the Edinburgh-based internet services firm acquired Blue Square, the builder and operator of data centres in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, for £22 million.

In addition to an active company investment market, it should also be noted that there have been a

Jan 2011 Interxion Successful IPO in January 2011 generating €138.6 million net proceeds to the company

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number of announcements of European wholesale and retail data centre players engaging in finance raising to strengthen balance sheets and fill up war-chests. Most recently, wholesale carrier neutral data centre owner and operator, Global Switch, launched a bond issue for €600 million to pay off existing inter-group indebtedness, whilst TelecityGroup raised a further £100 million of debt and i/o Datacenters

Apr 2011 Global Switch

Looking to raise €500 million via bond issue

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Raised additional £100 million of debt financing

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Source: iXConsultinga further £100 million of debt and i/o Datacentersraised around $100 million to fund their global expansion including planned schemes in Europe.

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levels of demand carrying through from last year.

Of particular note in the first quarter has been a continuation of transactional activity in London’s Wholesale colocation sector. Three noteworthy Wholesale colocation deals have been completed in London representing around 40% of the European total.

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The significant contribution to total take-up from the Wholesale colocation sector last year was reflective of the changing scale of occupational requirements present in the London market. This was very much in contrast to the other European Tier 1 cities, and further evidenced London’s emergence from the bottom of the current market cycle.

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75% of large UK organisations outsource at least some of their data centre requirements and 47% remained resolute that they would only use ‘best of breed’ technologies. Whilst cost is one element of the business decision it’s no longer the deciding factor. Companies today need to ensure that they are working with a business partner focused on quality that will also offer expertise and experience in order Take-up 5-year averagethat will also offer expertise and experience in order to help them remain effective in the long term.

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CNH MARKET – KEY INDICATORSmarket sentiment, although this may not translate into an increase in transactions until the latter part of the year.

2010 produced a year of weaker than expected demand despite a promising start. As the year progressed, demand levels did see some improvement although not reaching the heights

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CNH MARKET – KEY INDICATORScharacterised by limited new supply and subdued market demand, 2011 has begun the year with much promise.

Quarter 1 has seen good levels of market activity which in turn has transposed into completed transactions. The main area of interest has again been in the Retail colocation sector which has

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accounted for all of the take-up recorded for the quarter. This continues to reflect the dynamics of the Frankfurt market in which there are a limited number of Wholesale operators present in Frankfurt currently.

The positive levels of demand this quarter have also ensured that vacant supply in Frankfurt remains particularly low. At quarter end the overall vacancy

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CNH MARKET – KEY INDICATORScontinued through into the early part of 2011 with Amsterdam enjoying higher than expected levels of market activity in the first quarter.

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Demand for Retail colocation space, which was a mainstay in the Amsterdam market last year, has also remained high. For Quarter 1, Amsterdam has seen 2,500 m² of retail colocation space transacted, very much above with the 5-year average.

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As a consequence of the strong demand of 2010, vacancy levels fell sharply in Amsterdam with little new supply replenishing stock during the year. The beginning of 2011 has seen the new EvoSwitch expansion unveiled, which has provided a necessary boost to the level of vacant fully-fitted supply in the market.

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As the year progresses, market demand is forecast to remain relatively consistent. Consequently, further additions to supply will be required to maintain a healthy market balance.


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FusionStorm opens its second European data centre in Amsterdam.

British Telecom is planning to increase data centre through construction of a new facility in Amsterdam.

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The Amsterdam data centre market is extremely competitive and remains a key destination for clients requiring a superior data infrastructure environment Take-up 5-year averagerequiring a superior data infrastructure environment.

Eric BoonstraManaging DirectorEvoSwitch

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CNH MARKET – KEY INDICATORSmarket in Madrid, although Madrid may well see the landscape change in the near future.

Madrid represents a market that has not progressed at the same pace as the other Tier 1 cities. To date, Madrid remains the smallest of the European Tier 1 markets positioned well behind the other established markets in terms of stock offering and market activity.

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However, recent quarters have suggested the markets dynamics in Madrid are changing. Corporate interest in third party data centre provision is increasing, although requirements have remained small, largely satisfied by systems integrators who in turn have taken space at colocation facilities.

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facility and to connect to third parties within the facility, not discriminating between different carriers and charging only nominal fees for interconnection. This is split into two distinct offerings:

Retail: targets smaller requirements in terms of floor space/IT power and offering an element of colocation/managed services.

Wholesale: targets larger requirements in terms of floor space/IT power and offering real estate FM services only.

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2. Self-build: typically land for development or modern empty warehouse which is acquired for conversion to a data centre for use by an end-user who will use the space for their own purposes, i.e. a corporate.

3. Threat stock: Surplus carrier/webhosting space offered to the market as competing stock on a carrier neutral basis

SPACE TYPE

Shell : Shell & core space is the base real estate of a data centre a wind and watertight structure with exposedShell : Shell & core space is the base real estate of a data centre, a wind and watertight structure with exposed floor and ceiling slabs and exposed finishes to the walls. The landlord would obtain permissions for data-centre use and make provisions for tenants to install their own chillers and back-up power generating equipment. In addition, an incoming diverse raw HV (high voltage) power supply would usually be provided.

Fully-fitted: Fully-fitted space is ready for tenant IT equipment to be installed almost immediately or subject only to minor works being carried out to account for bespoke equipment and layouts.

TRANSACTION TYPE

Retail Transaction: individual letting smaller than 185 m² (2,000 ft²).

Wholesale Transaction: individual letting greater than 185 m² (2,000 ft²).

We do not break down Retail transactions across sector type but we analyse wholesale transactions as follows:

Corporate

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TIER 1 MARKETSAmsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Paris

These markets were chosen as they had the highest CNH stock size in 1999 when we started our data set. We acknowledge that Madrid is no longer a true Tier 1 market.

TOTAL MARKET TAKE-UPThis comprises CNH, Self-build and threat stock (either surplus carrier or corporate facilities).

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DATA SOURCECB Richard Ellis in association with Jonathan Heap, Director, iXNewsSearch

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iXNewsSearch is the leading daily news research service developed for organisations with a strategic interest in the data centre and mission critical facility industries. Groundbreaking at its inception in 2001, the interactive e-mailed document is packed with global news providing invaluable and timely insights into the business of data centres.

CBRE Technology Practice GroupCB Richard Ellis formed a Technology Practice Group (TPG) in 1994 to address the specialised technical real estate needs of high-tech firms such as telecommunications companies, data centre operators and corporates.

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Core technical real estate services provided by the TPG include:InvestmentDisposal – one-off assignments, multi-site marketing campaignsAcquisition – one-off assignments, worldwide network rolloutsConsultancy – consolidation strategies, Mergers & AcquisitionsAsset Valuation – Bank, CorporateProject Management, Development Monitoring, Due Diligence, Building and M&E surveys

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Research – market reports, statistics, take-up forecasting

CB Richard Ellis has monitored worldwide Carrier Neutral Hotel supply statistics since 1999. This bulletin relates only to the European Carrier Neutral Hotel Tier 1 markets. Additional market statistics are available on request.

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