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UK Data Center Rack Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Growth Forecasts 2019-2030
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

DUBLIN, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "UK Data Center Rack - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts 2019 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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The United Kingdom data center rack market reached a volume of 4,62,556 in the previous year, and it is further projected to register a CAGR of 11.5% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for cloud computing among SMEs, government regulations for local data security, and growing investment by domestic players are some of the major factors driving the demand for data centers in the country.

Key Highlights

    --  Under Construction IT Load Capacity: The upcoming IT load capacity of
        the United Kingdom data center market is expected to reach more than
        3,000 MW by 2029.
    --  Under Construction Raised Floor Space: The country's construction of
        raised floor area is expected to increase above 17 million sq. ft by
        2029.
    --  Planned Racks: The country's total number of racks to be installed is
        expected to reach above 889,000 units by 2029. London is expected to
        house the maximum number of racks by 2029.
    --  Planned Submarine Cables: There are close to 58 submarine cable systems
        connecting the United Kingdom, and many are under construction.

UK Data Center Rack Market Trends

Full Rack accounted for majority market share in 2022

    --  Due to the increasing shortage of space in various companies, a full
        rack in the data center has taken a large part of the market share in
        France. The demand for full-rack data center infrastructure is
        increasing to cope with the increasing rack size due to the rapid growth
        of mobile broadband networks due to the increase in big data analytics
        combined with cloud computing.
    --  With large amounts of data generated every day, businesses rely on data
        centers to efficiently manage data and storage. Therefore, the
        increasing use of full-rack data centers is the most important factor
        affecting data center rack consumption. Increasing demand for technology
        services and investments by large companies are also changing the market
        growth.
    --  Initially, the focus was solely on data center rack infrastructure, with
        only size and cost considered during deployment. However, the
        introduction of high-density applications by various end-users, such as
        online banking, IT and telecommunications, media, and entertainment,
        creates opportunities for increased usage of full racks of data centers.
    --  E-commerce companies use data stored in their data centers in highly
        effective ways, such as improving their machine-learning capabilities to
        assist customers. The UK e-commerce market operated at an IT load
        capacity of 51.60 MW in 2022. The capacity is expected to grow from
        63.11 MW in 2023 to 144.98 MW in 2029, registering a CAGR of 14.87%. The
        United Kingdom is the fourth-largest market for e-commerce. Thus, a
        large amount of data is generated daily from ecommerce, increasing the
        requirement for full racks in the country.

Cloud sector is the fastest growing sector in the country

    --  Emerging technologies and convergence of technologies such as artificial
        intelligence, Internet of Things, and machine learning will enable
        further growth in cloud computing and drive the development of the UK
        cloud computing market over the next five years.
    --  With cloud storage, the customer or company uses the provider's servers
        and hardware to store their data or run their systems. Some colocation
        providers not only offer data center hosting for customer systems but
        also offer managed services that isolate virtualized workloads in a
        multi-tenant server environment.
    --  Cloud adoption by UK businesses is over 50%, and adoption of cloud
        computing has been escalating over the years. In 2016, 30% of all UK
        businesses purchased cloud computing services via the Internet, but this
        share has risen to 44% in 2018 and 62% in 2020. In June 2022, the UK
        government announced that the value of cloud services for 2021-2022 was
        expected to exceed GBP 280 million (USD 340968600). Through the G-Cloud
        Procurement Framework, in just the fiscal year.
    --  In March 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) doubled its investment in the
        UK by investing £1.8bn in UK cloud computing infrastructure over the
        next two years. AWS is a cloud provider, but it faces increasing
        competition from tech giants Microsoft and Google in a battle for
        enterprise customers. Growing competition in the sector would increase
        the demand for more DC facilities with large data storage devices,
        creating demand for data center racks.

The United Kingdom Data Center Rack Market is moderately competitive, and has gained a competitive edge in recent years. In terms of market share, a few major players, such as Black Box Corporation, Eaton Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, and Schneider Electric currently dominate the market. These major players with a prominent market share focus on expanding their customer base across foreign countries. These companies leverage strategic collaborative initiatives to increase their market share and profitability.

Key Topics Covered:

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumption & Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Market Dynamics
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
4.2.1 Rapid adoption of Cloud Services in United Kingdom
4.2.2 Significant growth in e-Commerce Data generation
4.3 Market Restraints
4.3.1 Increasing number of Data Security Breaches
4.3.2 Low Availability of Resources
4.4 Value Chain / Supply Chain Analysis
4.5 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.6 Assessment of COVID-19 Impact

5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 By Rack Size
5.1.1 Quarter Rack
5.1.2 Half Rack
5.1.3 Full Rack
5.2 By End User
5.2.1 IT & Telecommunication
5.2.2 BFSI
5.2.3 Government
5.2.4 Media & Entertainment
5.2.5 Other End Users

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7 Company Profiles
7.1 Eaton Corporation
7.2 Black Box Corporation
7.3 Rittal GMBH & Co.KG
7.4 Schneider Electric SE
7.5 Vertiv Group Corp.
7.6 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
7.7 Orion Rack Cabinets.
7.8 Rainford Solutions Ltd
7.9 Dataracks (Stagwood Industries Ltd.)
7.10 Cannon Technologies Ltd

8 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

9 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/5s86su

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