Market Trends of France Data Center Rack Industry
IT & Telecommunication sector accounted for majority market share in 2022.
- Cloud data centers house IT infrastructure resources for shared use by multiple customers via an internet connection.
- The expansion of its IT infrastructure has been receiving major funding from the French government. The popularity of and investments in cloud computing services are rising in France.
- Regional cloud infrastructure providers such as Equinix, OVHcloud, and Dassault Systèmes have partnered with international hyperscalers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure to bring French cloud infrastructure to improve and enable a resilient future. Europe-based global service providers such as Capgemini, Orange, Atos, and Soplasteria also invest in similar partnerships.
- Additionally, Tier 4 data centers are expected to grow significantly over the next few years. This is because more and more companies are offering cloud-based services, and with that, more and more companies are building facilities that offer colocation spaces with the best technology.
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Full Rack accounted for majority share in the country
- Due to the increasing shortage of space in various companies, full shelving has taken a large part of the market share in France. The demand for complete rack data center infrastructure is increasing to cope with the increasing rack size due to the rapid growth of mobile broadband networks due to the increase in big data analytics combined with cloud computing.
- With large amounts of data generated every day, businesses rely on data centers to efficiently manage data and storage. Therefore, the increasing use of full-rack data centers is the most important factor affecting data center rack consumption. Increasing demand for technology services and investments by large companies are also changing the market growth.
- Initially, the focus was solely on data center rack infrastructure, with only size and cost considered during deployment. However, the introduction of high-density applications by various end-users, such as online banking, IT and telecommunications, media, and entertainment, creates opportunities for increased usage of full racks of data centers.
- Most French online shoppers continue to shop from their homes or businesses. Sales increased in France, Europe's second-largest e-commerce sector. In 2022, the total e-commerce industry revenue will reach EUR 146.9 billion (USD 160.17 billion), up 13.8% year-on-year.
- The consumer goods sector, which grew during the pandemic, saw a 1% increase in online sales from 2021 to 2022, primarily due to overall price increases in 2022. Industry sales increased by 56% from 2019 levels.
