EUDCA's European Data Centre Overview

The ecosystem of European data centers plays a pivotal role in shaping the continent’s digital future. With the increasing dependence on digital services, data centers are the backbone of the continent’s (digital) economy. Interconnected through robust networks, these data center hubs facilitate seamless access to the internet, supporting vital sectors like life sciences, medicine, and banking. While driving innovation and economic prosperity, they must navigate issues such as energy consumption and sovereignty to ensure a sustainable and resilient digital ecosystem.

The European Data Center Overview highlights the diversity of the European data center ecosystem, taking into account the added value for our European societies. Additionally, showcasing how data centers operate across Europe. Moreover, the report explores the types of energy data centers use and the sustainability initiatives data centers are implementing.

As a first of its kind, this report aims to create a comprehensive overview of the current European data center market based on the available facts, figures, and examples. Resulting in a knowledge base on the social, environmental, and economic value of this European sector.

The European Data Center Overview was created by the EUDCA through the fruitful collaboration of several European data center associations, including techUK.

Download the European Data Centre Overview here.

This sector overview provides a one stop shop for anyone wanting to better understand the data centres sector in Europe. techUK collaborated with other NTAs and provided evidence from our recent report, Foundations for the Future: How Data Centres Can Boost UK Economic Growth to showcase the significant impact the sector has on the UK's economy as well as what is needed for the sector to thrive and its immense potential to spur national and regional growth, drive innovation, and support high-quality jobs throughout the country.

Luisa Cardani, Head of the Data Centres Programme

techUK

Data Centres Programme activities

techUK provides a collective voice for UK Data Centre operators working with government to improve the business environment for our members. We keep members up to date with the key technical and regulatory developments that may impact growth and on funding opportunities that may increase commercial competitiveness. Visit the programme page here.