Datacenter outsourcing: opportunities on the rise

Anish Upadhyay, Country Head, India, Telstra Global

Service providers, app developers, partners and end-users are combining to create unique applications to serve niche audiences amongst 19Bn mobile devices1

Growing Ecosystems

By 2016 monthly Global Mobile Data Traffic will reach 10 Exabyte's with mobile video growth constituting 70% of total mobile data traffic1

Data boom driven by mobile

TRENDSDRIVING THE GROWTH OF COLOCATION SERVICES

Growth in Cloud computing

ASEAN + HK Cloud capacity due to rise by 37% (CAGR) by 2015. This is driving the need for new, highly resilient, secure data centres in Asian markets2

Growth in outsourcing

Driven by Cloud, Gartner says more than 50% of data centres to incorporate high-density zones by 2015 (up from 10% in 2010)3

Gartner recently concluded many organizations face shortages of space, power and/or cooling in their data centers4

Source

1 Cisco VNI: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2011–2016

2 PWC IDC, PWC market sizing. ASEAN + HK

3 Gartner press release, STAMFORD, Conn., March 2, 2011

4 Gartner, “Technology Overview: Data Center Co-location Services” by Douglas Toombs, Bob Gill, published; 21 September 2012

COLOCATION IS NOT USUALLY A SOURCE OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

For most organisations it represents a supporting function rather than a true business differentiator.

DATA CENTRES DIFFER IN DESIGN AND QUALITY

Complexities of data centre technologies mean it’s sometimes difficult to differentiate between providers on:

•Power, cooling and facility design•Connectivity options•Facility access and security•Supporting services

LEGACY EQUIPMENT MUST BE MANAGED

Existing data centre footprint and legacy infrastructure must be considered and managed appropriately

SUPPORTING DATA GROWTH CAN BE DIFFICULT

CIOs are faced with multiple hosting delivery models:

•Hosted on-premise vs. service provider facility•Colocation vs. dedicated hosting vs. virtualised hosting vs. cloud hosting

•Secondary sites for business continuity

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE & APPLICATION LATENCY

Application latency impacts user experience and must be considered in relation to the data centre’s location. Regulations and data governance can also determine where data can be hosted.

WHEN CONSIDERING COLOCATION SERVICESCOMMON CIO CHALLENGES

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