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North American Data Center Colocation Services Growth Opportunities

  • Report

  • 69 Pages
  • June 2023
  • Region: North America
  • Frost & Sullivan
  • ID: 5645082

Enterprise Digital Transformation, Sustainability Initiatives, and Implementation of Immersive Technology Drive Future Growth Potential

This report considers the present scenario of the North American data center market and its dynamics for the forecast period from 2023 to 2028. It offers a detailed overview of key trends, growth opportunities, drivers and restraints, revenue forecast, key market highlights, and competitive analysis.

The North American data center colocation market is dynamic, rapidly growing, and provides enterprises with cost-effective and reliable solutions for their IT infrastructure needs. With the rise of enterprise digital transformation, sustainability initiatives, and implementation of immersive technology, the data center has become a critical infrastructure for enterprises of all sizes and industries.

The market sees intense competition among leading service providers, including Equinix, Digital Realty, CyrusOne, and QTS, and emerging participants, such as CoreSite, Flexential, Cyxtera, Iron Mountain, Switch, and TierPoint. In addition, the market is driven by several factors, including increasing hyperscale demand, especially from public cloud providers, OTT content and media service, and gaming companies, continued digitization and advanced technology implementation, such as 5G, AI, and IoT, emerging new use cases, and increasing investment from private equity firms.

North America is home to some of the world's largest data center colocation providers, and it is expected to remain a key market for the industry in the years to come. In addition to established locations, such as Northern Virginia, Dallas, and Silicon Valley, emerging locations of Portland, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Columbus are gaining traction among service providers.

Table of Contents

1. Strategic Imperatives

  • Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
  • The Strategic Imperative 8™
  • The Impact of Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Data Center Colocation Services Industry
  • Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™

2. Growth Opportunity Analysis

  • Scope of Analysis
  • Data Center Colocation Services Ecosystem
  • Key Growth Metrics

3. Growth Drivers and Restraints

  • Growth Drivers
  • Growth Restraints

4. Revenue Forecast

  • Forecast Assumptions
  • Revenue Forecast
  • Revenue Forecast Analysis
  • Demand Analysis

5. Market Trends

  • Key Trends
  • Increasing Competition to Attract the Hyperscale Customer Segment
  • Increasing Commitment to Sustainability
  • Edge Data Center for Changing Business Needs

6. Key Market Highlights

  • Enhanced Focus on Locations Beyond Northern Virginia for Colocation Services
  • Northern Virginia
  • Dallas
  • Silicon Valley
  • Atlanta
  • Phoenix
  • Portland
  • Columbus

7. Competitive Landscape

  • Competitive Environment
  • CoreSite
  • Digital Realty
  • Equinix
  • Flexential
  • QTS
  • TierPoint

8. Growth Opportunity Universe

  • Growth Opportunity 1: Hyperscale Data Centers
  • Growth Opportunity 2: Integrated Edge Data Centers
  • Growth Opportunity 3: Sustainability as a Core Value Proposition

9. List of Exhibits

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • CoreSite
  • CyrusOne
  • Cyxtera
  • Digital Realty
  • Equinix
  • Flexential
  • Iron Mountain
  • QTS
  • Switch
  • TierPoint