Data Centre Middle East 2014

Published: Oct, 2014 | Pages: 91 | Publisher: Tariff Consultancy Ltd
Industry: Telecommunications | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

In the Middle East there is continued growth taking place in the Data Centre sector in selected Country Markets in the region - with the UAE and Saudi Arabia seeing the most new Data Centre investment - but with new investment also taking place in Israel and Jordan, and on a selected basis, in other Middle Eastern countries. 

In the survey the TCL focus is on the 8 Middle Eastern countries, which are shown in the Summary Box below:

Summary Box - The countries featured in the Data Centre Middle East - 2015 report
Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & the UAE

The Data Centre can be a critical part of IT development in the Middle East region as it is a key component in attracting local and global investment from the IP, telecoms, hosting, integrator, BPO and IT outsourcing sectors. New investment taking place from all of these sectors are seen as being a key part of modernising and diversifying the economies of those countries. 

But the investment in Data Centre facilities for third party use also needs to be supported by an ecosystem of Telecom Providers, Broadband & ISPs and an independent IP Exchange, which in turn can generate opportunities for other hosting, cloud and digital content providers. 

But Data Centre development is still at an early stage of development in some of the Gulf States, with Oman, Qatar, Kuwait & Bahrain in particular having limited number of Data Centre providers and facilities available. The main focus of investment has been the countries of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan, as shown in the summary table below:

Number of DC Providers No of DC Facilities
UAE  
Saudi Arabia  
Qatar  
Kuwait  
Jordan  
Israel  
Bahrain  
Oman  
Total  57 91
Source - Tariff Consultancy Ltd 

With the exception of the four largest countries in the report (the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan & Israel)  - Data Centre facilities are still at the nascent stage of development in the Middle East. 

The number of Data Centre operators in each country - each with relatively small raised floor space - and typically is less than in the established European, American or Asian markets. The total amount of raised floor space is also limited compared with Europe. There is generally a correlation between the stage of Data Centre development and the number of network access providers. 

As of the beginning of 2015, TCL forecasts that there will be over 125,000 square metres of raised floor colocation and Data Centre space in the eight countries featured in the report, with 57 Data Centre providers and 91 Data Centre facilities in total.

 A list of tables & charts 
A list of companies mentioned in this report 
Executive Summary 
Introduction
Research Methodology

Chapter One A market overview for Data Centres in the Middle East
1.1 Introduction
1.2 A regional overview of Data Centres in the Middle East 
1.3 The main Data Centre countries & stages of development 
1.4 Challenges for Data Centre operators in the Middle East 
1.5 Main demand and supply constraints in the Middle East
1.6 The Up Time Institute Tier Classification for Data Centres 
1.7 Data Centre Pricing & Product trends for the region  
1.8 Constraints for Data Centre operators in the region  
1.9 Power availability for Data Centres   
1.10 The main Data Centre business models in the region
1.11Key Point Summary - Overview of the Middle East Data Centre

Chapter Two  Data Centres in the Middle East
2.1 Introduction    
2.2 Data Centres in the Middle East country profiles overview 
A list of tables & charts  4 - 5
A list of Data Centre companies mentioned in this report  6
Executive Summary  10
Introduction 15
Research Methodology 19
Chapter One A market overview for Data Centres in the Middle East 24
1.1 Introduction 24
1.2 The main trends impacting the Middle East Data Centre  24
1.3 Middle East regional overview of Data Centre trends                               26
1.4 The main Data Centre countries & stages of development  27
1.5 Challenges for Data Centre operators in the Middle East  28
1.6 Main demand and supply constraints in the Middle East 28
1.7 The Up Time Institute Tier Classification for Data Centres  30
1.8 Data Centre Pricing & Product trends for the region 31
1.9 Constraints for Data Centre operators in the region 31 
1.10 Power availability for Data Centres  32
1.11 The main Data Centre business models in the region 33
1.12 Key Point Summary - Overview of the Middle East Data Centre 35
Chapter Two 
Data Centres in the Middle East region                                                       37
2.1 Introduction                                                                                                       37
2.2 Data Centres in the Middle East country profiles overview                      37
2.3 Data Centre Country Profiles in the Middle East                                         40
2.3.1 Bahrain Data Centre market profile
2.3.2 Israel Data Centre market profile 
2.3.3 Jordan Data Centre market profile 
2.3.4 Kuwait Data Centre market profile 
2.3.5 Oman Data Centre market profile
2.3.6 Qatar Data Centre market profile 
2.3.7 Saudi Data Centre market profile 
2.3.8 UAE Data Centre market profile 

Subheadings for each of the above country profiles -
A) The market structure for Data Centre Development
B) The key Data Centre Players
C) The Data Centre business models 
D) The key demand drivers & constraints for Data Centre development 
E) Strengths & Weaknesses
F) The major new Data Centre build outs 
G) Indicative monthly per rack pricing
2.4 Key Point Summary - Data Centre profiles in the Middle East                 76
Chapter Three Data Centre Middle East - Market size and forecasts                             79
3.1 Introduction                                                                                                         79
3.2 Overview of Data Centre growth in the Middle East                                    79
3.3 Data Centre key market offers & segments in the Middle East                  79
3.4 Data Centre forecast space & utilisation forecast in the Middle East       80
3.5 Data Centre pricing & revenues forecast in the Middle East                      83
3.6 Key Point Summary - Data Centre Middle East market & forecasts         86
Chapter Four Data Centre Middle East - Key Data Centre profiles                                  87
4.1 Introduction - Key Data Centre profiles                                                         87
4.2 Bezeq International Data Centre profile (Israel)                                           88
4.3 Electronia Data Centre profile (Saudi Arabia)                                                89
4.4 Etisalat Data Centre profile (UAE)                                                                    91
4.5 eHosting DataFort Data Centre profile (UAE)                                                92
4.6 Mobily Data Centre profile (Saudi Arabia)                                                     93
4.7 Injazat Data Systems Data Centre profile (UAE)                                           95
4.8 Bynet Data Centre profile (Israel)                                                                   97
4.9 Equinix Data Centre profile (UAE)                                                                   98
4.10 Key Point Summary - Selected Data Centre profiles                                   99
Chapter Five Conclusions - The future of the Data Centre in the Middle East            100
Appendix I
Appendix II A list of sources used in this report                                                               102
A brief glossary of terms used in the report                                                103