Japan Datacenter Facilities and Strategies AN IDC CONTINUOUS INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

Driven by the stable growth of the datacenter services market, the demand for datacenter infrastructure and

equipment/facilities has been increasing. Consolidation of small datacenters is driving the demand for large-scale

integrated datacenter facilities. A major challenge facing datacenters today is the rising cost of power and cooling

driven by higher server densities and heat generation resulting from server consolidation and virtualization of the

user's IT systems. IDC's Japan Datacenter Facilities and Strategies provides an in-depth analysis of end-user

trends, vendor strategies, and forecasts for major markets of datacenter facilities.

Markets and Subjects Analyzed

Datacenter facilities market size by type of facility

End-user spending on datacenter facilities

Datacenter cooling facilities and UPS markets

End-user trends and challenges on building/management of

datacenter facilities

Core Research

Japan Datacenter Infrastructure Market Size Forecast

and Analysis

Japan Datacenter Infrastructure End-User Investment Trends

and Analysis (a survey)

Japan Datacenter Facilities Design and Optimization Market Size:

Forecast and Analysis

Japan Datacenter Equipment and Facilities Market Forecast

and Analysis: UPS and Cooling Systems

Japan Datacenter Power Consumption Trends In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research

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Japan Datacenter Facilities and Strategies.

Key Questions Answered

1. What is the market size of datacenter facilities in Japan?

2. What challenges are faced by in-house and outsourcing

datacenters with respect to datacenter facilities design and

management?

3. What is the market size of datacenter facilities design and

optimization services provided by IT services providers?

4. What is the approximate spending for cooling and power

supplies for in-house and outsourced datacenters?

5. How much power is consumed at datacenters in Japan? What is

the forecast over the next five years?

Kinds of New Datacenter Building Forecast, 2011–2018

Source: IDC

Competitive Analysis

This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and the future direction of several providers in the Japan datacenter facilities and

strategies market, including:

Emerson, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Kajima, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC,

Nippon Steel Sumikin Engineering, NTT Facilities, Obayashi,

Schneider Electric, Shimizu, Taisei, and Takenaka.

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