KUWAIT DATA CENTER MARKET OUTLOOK

• Cloud adoption is driving data center demand in the data center market in Kuwait. In Kuwait, the spending on public cloud services is expected to reach around USD 112 million by 2024.
• On-premises infrastructure migrating to colocation & cloud services contributes to increasing Kuwait data center market share in the Middle East data center market. The increase in the adoption of cloud computing services is also leading to the country's growth of retail and wholesale colocation services.
• The procurement of renewable energy in Kuwait is driving Kuwait data center market share. According to IEA, Kuwait targets to increase the share of renewable energy generation to 15% by 2030.
• The growing popularity of big data and IoT solutions are also driving data center demand in the country. In April 2021, the Kuwait government is accelerating the digital transformation of the public and private sectors by investing up to USD 10 billion to adopt advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cloud computing, and the internet of things (IoT) by 2024.

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and the Kuwait colocation market revenue.
• An assessment of the data center investment in Kuwait by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Data center investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing Kuwait data center market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about the Kuwait data center market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Kuwait
• Facilities Covered (Existing): 6
• Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 01
• Coverage: 2 Cities
• Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)
• Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Data center colocation market in Kuwait
• Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2027)
• Retail Colocation Pricing
• The Kuwait data center landscape market investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
• A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspect of the market.

 KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT

• In Kuwait, Kuwait City is the major location for the development of data center facilities as the city is connected to other parts of the regions and other regions in the world through subsea level connectivity.
• 2Africa is the upcoming submarine cable connecting Kuwait to other Middle Eastern countries, Africa, Europe, and Asian countries, expected to be ready for service by 2023.
• Kuwait Targets to increase the share of renewable energy by generating 15% of renewable power by 2030. So renewable energy projects have a great scope in the data center market in Kuwait.
• Kuwait has more than five operational colocation data centers. The majority of colocation data centers are being developed as Tier III facilities, and some of the on-premises data centers are also certified as Tier III facilities

KUWAIT DATA CENTER MARKET VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• The prominent data center investors in the Kuwait data center industry are Ooredoo, Gulf Data Hub, Kuwait Telecommunication Company, and Zajil Telecom.
• In April 2021, Ooredoo launched the cloud connect service that allowed enterprises across Kuwait to access Microsoft’s cloud services and accelerate digital transformation in Kuwait.
• In October 2018, Huawei partnered with Zain to provide cloud services in Kuwait and across the GCC data center market. They are planning for the public cloud agreement with the New Kuwait Vision 2035.
• In July 2020, Ooredoo and Batelco partnered to launch “Global Zone Kuwait” which will offer an ecosystem platform to support the digital transformation in the country.

EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS

• Existing Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)
• Kuwait
• Subahiya
• List of Upcoming Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)

REPORT COVERAGE:

This report analyses the Kuwait data center market share. It elaboratively analyses the existing and upcoming facilities and investments in IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, and tier standards. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments. The segmentation includes:

• IT Infrastructure
  • Servers
  • Storage Systems
  • Network Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
  • UPS Systems
  • Generators
  • Switches & Switchgears
  • PDUs
  • Other Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
  • Cooling Systems
  • Rack Cabinets
  • Other Mechanical Infrastructure
• General Construction
  • Core & Shell Development
  • Installation & commissioning Services
  • Building & Engineering Design
  • Fire Detection and Suppression
  • Physical Security
  • Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Tier Standard
  • Tier I & Tier II
  • Tier III
  • Tier IV

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• IT Infrastructure Providers: Arista Networks, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Hitachi Vantara, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Juniper Networks, NetApp, and Oracle
• Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors: AECOM, EGEC, Marafie Group, Egis
• Support Infrastructure Providers: ABB, Airedale International Air Conditioning, Alfa Laval, Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, Honeywell International, Johnson Controls, Legrand, Rittal, Schneider Electric, STULZ, and Vertiv Group
• Data Center Investors: Ooredoo, Gulf Data Hub, Kuwait Telecommunication Company (STC), and Zajil Telecom

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Data center Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
• Data center Construction Contractors
• Data center Infrastructure Providers
• New Entrants
• Consultants/Consultancies/Advisory Firms
• Corporate and Governments Agencies