Irish data hosting market outpacing UK, mainland Europe, says report

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11 November 2013

A report from global analyst company 451 Group has found that Ireland’s data hosting market will grow by 18% annually between now and 2016, outpacing the UK and other mainland European destinations, including France, Benelux, the Nordics and Iceland.

The report assessed Ireland’s suitability as a location for hosting digital assets and provides an objective assessment on how the country performs across a number of areas that influence a company’s decision when choosing a European location for its data hosting including economy, green energy, workforce and Government support.

Cost is a significant influencing factor in location selection. Ireland’s tax regime is an important attraction for businesses competing in an increasingly commoditised business environment.

Ireland’s temperate and windy climate provides the ability to ignificantly lower the cost associated with running a datacentre. In addition, Ireland has also been aggressively exploring the use of renewable sources of power, which provide cleaner and less expensive power options.

Also cited as positive were continued investment in telecommunications infrastructure; the low latency between Ireland and the UK is better than between Iceland and the UK, or even Scandinavia and the UK; and a skilled multicultural workforce.

Tanya Duncan, MD of Interxion Ireland, a contributor to the report, said: “For some time we have believed very strongly that Ireland is an ideal location for data hosting and we are pleased that this has been endorsed so robustly in this report. A combination of economic and political stability, an attractive tax regime, a commitment to renewable energy, infrastructure competitiveness and a skilled workforce puts Ireland firmly on the global map as a world class hosting location.”

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