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ED GALVIN
IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF DC BYTE , AN INDEPENDENT ANALYTICS PLATFORM BRINGING TRANSPARENCY AND CLARITY TO THE DATA CENTRE SECTOR . WE SAT DOWN WITH HIM TO DISCUSS THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY AS WE MOVE INTO Q2 OF 2021 .
Q . WHAT ’ S DC-BYTE ' S SCOPE OF STUDY AND WHAT KIND OF METRICS DO YOU TRACK ?
» DC Byte is a real-time online information platform . It is the first of its kind to map and track the performance of the entirety of the global data centre sector and includes legacy data centres , modern colocation facilities and hyperscale self-build projects . Our coverage allows us to track the trends that one-off , static , or sector-limited research can ’ t pick up .
Q . ARE YOU SEEING THE IMPACT OF COVID ON THE DATA CENTRE INDUSTRY CHANGE AS WE ENTER THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC ?
» We have noticed a significant increase in the amount of capacity that has been added to the market . In EMEA , for example , the new development pipeline increased by 20 % in 2020 compared to the previous year , with over 1,600 MW added . In 2019 many new schemes were announced , but in 2020 we saw the triggering of these schemes into actual development .
Q . WHAT ARE THE OTHER KEY TRENDS YOU ' RE SEEING HIT THE INDUSTRY IN 2021 ?
» The unmistakable trend is one of increased data centre development outside of the traditional core markets of Frankfurt , London , Amsterdam , Dublin and Paris . Throughout 2020 , for example , take-up across EMEA rose 10 %, but when we look at where this growth is , 85 % was in the non-core markets .
20 April 2021