key forum drives annual review of datacentre finance and investment

London, UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/22/2012 -- Attended by strategic and financial leadership of publicly quoted and private companies engaged in the sector, the Finance and Investment forum for datacenters is the premier conference for financiers, investors, private equity, venture capital, property specialists, technology owners and professional intermediaries and will take place in London 6 December (http://www.financeinvestmentforum.com).

Elevator pitches will again feature as part of the forum, with a series of short pitches from companies currently seeking investment for a variety of projects entering the "den" of potential investors.

Conference speakers so far already include senior representatives from AHV Associates LLP, Arma Partners, BroadGroup Consulting, CB Richard Ellis, Cassidy Turley, Cyrte Investments, Kingsley Capital Partners, Lyceum Capital, and Ventura Team among others who will address the financials, business models, demand, trends, market prospects and forecasts for 2013 and beyond and ROI for private and publicly quoted datacentre and cloud service providers and operators, with investor focus on gaining access to 'growing tech stocks' with high revenue growth and relatively stable fixed costs.

The programme will also address recent research by BroadGroup which revealed that power would become more important than space as a differentiator for datacentres over the next few years*. While the "Big 4" markets of London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris remain dominant, location continues as an issue with the likes of Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, Iceland and Finland and other countries aggressively marketing their extensive renewable energy resources to attract datacentres.

"Europe is now in its third stage of evolution with datacentres targeting vertical segments such as cloud, media, and other financials presenting a more challenging marketing proposition," commented Steve Wallage, managing director of BroadGroup Consulting. "At the same time the third party datacentre industry is still relatively immature in internationalization which has particularly attracted private equity investors who see scope for scaling up regional players and potentially moving to IPO. The forum leads in rationalising these changes and assessing new opportunities in this annual deep dive with high quality market intelligence and exceptional financial, investor, property and player insight and expertise."

The forum which also delivers consistently high international networking values will be held in London on December 6th. Early registration discounts are open until 31 October.

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BroadGroup and Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) announce 2nd annual conference and expo

London, UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/22/2012 -- International consulting firm BroadGroup, together with the Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) which directs and oversees Malaysia's National ICT (Information & Communication Technology) Initiative has announced the launch of the 2ndinternational summit for datacenters (http://www.datacentresmalaysia.com).The event will take place in Kuala Lumpur 16-17 January 2013.

DataCenters Malaysia Summit 2013 will focus on regional and international enterprise customers of datacenter and cloud services, outsourcers and investors.

"We are delighted to be involved as Patron of the second Summit for Datacenters here in Malaysia. The datacenter industry is experiencing significant growth, buoyed by increasing demands in mobile transactions and user-generated content such as M-Commerce, 4G, video usage, data transfer, storage requirements and other factors. Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) wishes to ensure that international outsourcers and investors are fully aware of the benefits of using and locating their datacentre in Malaysia. We are proud to have world class facilities and infrastructure ready to fulfil the strictest demands in datacenter operations. Besides the physical readiness, Malaysia also provides a range of sustainable, economical and geographical advantages, as well as industry incentives with highly skilled and educated workforce. This annual DataCenter conference will bring together a number of enterprises that are providing datacenter-related facilities and services, and at the same time act as a promotional platform for Malaysia to be positioned as a hub for datacenters around the region, as envisaged in our Economic Transformation Program (ETP)," said Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, the Chief Executive Officer of MDeC.

"We are again delighted to have the participation of MDeCas Patron of this annual international summit in Malaysia," commented Philip Low, chief executive of BroadGroup. "The programme will provide compelling and informative content, an exciting line-up of expert speakers, and will be a premier networking event in a market that is poised to experience substantial forward growth."

DataCenters Malaysia provides a unique networking platform for enterprises considering outsourcing or establishing their own data centres in Malaysia, services and solution providers, investors, and professional intermediaries. The event includes the conference, special workshops, and an exhibition and is supported by datacentre owners and providers of managed hosting, cloud and infrastructure services.

MDeC is Patron of the event. Datacentre News and the monthly Finance and Investment for Datacentres Tracker are the official media partners of the event.

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A new datacentre investment forum in Finland sponsored by Invest in Kainuu, in collaboration with consulting firm BroadGroup, will take place in Kajaani in central Finland, 26 October.

Kajaani, Finland -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/09/2012 -- A new datacentre investment forum in Finland sponsored by Invest in Kainuu, in collaboration with consulting firm BroadGroup, will take place in Kajaani in central Finland, 26 October. The forum will explore why Northern Europe is attracting the likes of Google and Facebook to establish datacentre facilities.

Kajaani, located in central Finland, is proposing itself as the ideal location in Northern Europe for sustainable Datacentre Operations. It has existing infrastructure perfectly positioned for datacentre businesses based primarily on excellent power infrastructure, all of which can be provisioned from existing zero emission renewable energy sources, perfect natural cooling environments, strong fibre connectivity to Western and Eastern Europe Internet exchanges, and excellent governmental support.

The Finnish Government has recently selected Kajaani to locate its new Super Computer Data Centre on a UPM site that previously housed a paper mill, and which is due to go live in Q3 2012. The Super Computer project is due to establish the world's 1st zero-emissions Super Computer, utilising the local environment in terms of 100% non-mechanical cooling (water and/or air resources).

Kajaani offers a number of benefits in particular, the availability of significant power capacity (120MW on site renewable and 400MW diverse grid connectivity) and zoned greenfield adjacent land which is immediately available.

"Datacentre owners and investors will be very attracted by the secure, sustainable and attractive power and fifty hectares of zoned land," commented Carl Wideman – Invest In Kainuu. "The site is available immediately for datacentre development. Added certainty is provided with Power contracts that can be fixed for at least 7 years. Connectivity is also excellent with diverse fibre to European international exchanges and directly to the Russian market."

Datacentre location is receiving much wider consideration than previously, according to BroadGroup in its new report, Datacentres Europe IV. The report notes that changes in procurement are occurring with corporates increasingly using broader IT and outsourcing specialists, who have a greater willingness to use different locations.

"As data centres become more integrated with IT and cloud thinking then a different mindset may be applied to datacentre locations," commented Steve Wallage, managing director of BroadGroup Consulting. "More broadly, we could think differently about datacentre procurement, towards smaller deployments at more diverse locations than simply the 'big shed'".

Companies joining the Forum will gain exceptional insight into the unique capabilities of Kajaani and the surrounding region and its environmental credentials. Site tours are also part of the programme to provide an in depth commercial and technical appraisal. The Forum will also feature world class expert speakers who will offer their perspective of the development.

Interested parties can register online at http://www.datacentresfinland.com

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Sydney, NSW -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/03/2011 -- A new report by consulting firm BroadGroup forecasts sustained growth in data centre capacity will grow around 60% across the Australian and New Zealand by 2015.

BroadGroup's report – the third on the Australia New Zealand markets - finds that 21 new players have entered the sector bringing the total to almost 90 centres in 13 cities. New South Wales has the largest concentration of data centres. New Zealand's expected growth will lag behind Australia's for a couple of years.

This expansion has led to significant build, spurred by high occupancy rates and general demand. Yet as in other metropolitan areas worldwide, power supplies are dwindling in the key cities and particularly in the central business districts (CBDs). The significant unmet demand for data centres is driving major growth programmes by market participants across all segments.

Philip Low, BroadGroup's CEO, said: "The top 10 players across both markets control 65% of total space. With a proliferation of smaller data centres across a large number of cities, we expect some further consolidation. Market demand is vibrant with significant build expected in coming years."

The report provides an insight into the market environment, modular deployment in both markets, capacity and player profiles. It suggests that capacity will increase significantly in Australia by 2012, with New Zealand lagging in development until around 2014-2015. Across both markets the report forecasts an increase in space of approximately 60% by 2015.

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