Containerized Data Center Market Size (2024 - 2029)

Containerized Data Center Market Analysis

The Containerized Data Center Market size is estimated at USD 14.46 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 33.77 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 18.49% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

• Big data and Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology will expand investments in the containerized data center market. Enterprises worldwide are witnessing high data generation across industries, such as IT and telecom, BFSI, healthcare, and government and defense. The growing cloud computing increasing penetration of foreign cloud vendors, government regulations for local data security, and increasing investment by domestic players are some of the major factors driving the demand for containerized data centers.
• The government plays a crucial role in the containerized data center market growth. Various government bodies focus on digital infrastructure to fuel job opportunities and drive innovation. For instance, in June this year, the UK government revealed its eagerly expected digital plan to support the nation's digital economy. By 2025, the government claimed that the new UK Digital Strategy could boost the economy's contribution from the UK tech sector by USD 41.5 billion.
• The need for data centers has increased in recent years due to the high adoption of cloud services. According to the survey results published in the Cloud Infrastructure Report 2021, 57% of the respondents reported that more than half of their infrastructure is in the cloud, while 64% expect that they will be fully in the public cloud in the next five years.
• The significant demand in the IT and telecommunication industries for data processing and storage of vast amounts of data daily has been one of the primary reasons for the growth of the data center construction market in this segment. Moreover, with the advent of more technology and service-based startups, these SMEs have shifted focus to cost-effective solutions. This has led to increased migration to the cloud, which, in turn, has increased spending on scaling up infrastructure by IT solution providers.
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the advent of remote work, online learning, and virtual entertainment, as well as the expanding influence of big data and the internet of things, global containerized data center operators are seeing a sharp rise in demand for their processing and storage capacity. As a result, data centers offer a great chance for the global economy to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the New South Wales (NSW) state government announced the interim reclassification of data centers as State Significant Developments in reaction to the financial effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on the domestic economy and in appreciation of the economic benefits of data centers (SSDs).
• Distributing data across a large network containing numerous devices and data centers operating from enterprise locations can create problems with network visibility and control, with each device representing another potential endpoint, especially in the IoT network framework. Other devices that use edge have similar problems. Security loopholes can give hackers easy access to the core network, further creating performance constraints for data centers. With the global adoption of IoT, any increase in network node points increases security concerns further. Moreover, IoT devices are some of the frequently targeted devices.

Containerized Data Center Industry Segmentation

A containerized data center is primarily defined as a modular data center incorporated into a standard shipping container or similar type of container. The containers are then fabricated with all the necessary components used in a data center, including cooling, power, and racks. The report covers the emerging trends in containerized data center market segmented by type, and end-user across different regions studied.

The containerized data center market is segmented by ownership type (purchase, lease), end user (BFSI, IT telecommunications, government, education, healthcare, defense, entertainment, and media ), and geography (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa).

The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD million) for all the above segments.