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Insights That Last Beyond the Project

BARM

OVERVIEW

Our Data Centre Market Assessment service provides you with a strategic review of the Data Centre landscape across targeted regions and locations. We are constantly analysing current market trends, infrastructure developments, and emerging technologies, so we can help you understand how these factors will shape future demand for the hosting of your IT services. Each assessment culminates in a comprehensive Strategy and Review document that evaluates site suitability, operational resilience, and alignment with business objectives. Whether you’re planning expansion, migration, or optimisation, our insights empower you to make informed, future-ready decisions with confidence, all tailored to your current and future needs. 

SERVICES​

Our Data Centre Market Assessment service provides you with a strategic lens on the evolving Data Centre landscape across specific regions or locations. As demand for digital infrastructure accelerates, understanding the capabilities, constraints, and competitive positioning of Data Centre providers becomes critical. Our assessments examine current market trends, facility developments, and emerging technologies, such as sustainability initiatives, power availability, and edge-readiness, to evaluate how these factors will influence your future IT hosting needs. 

Each engagement culminates in a comprehensive Strategy and Review document, offering a clear, evidence-based view of the market and actionable recommendations tailored to your business objectives. Whether you’re planning a new deployment, consolidating services, or reassessing your footprint, our insights help you make confident, future-ready decisions. Our Marketplace Assessments Include as standard

  • Evaluation of the identified Data Centre location 
  • Identification of geopolitical risks and their impact on continuity planning.
  • Political Stability – Governance models, election cycles, corruption indices. 
  • Economic Viability – GDP growth, income levels, ease of doing business, corporate tax rates. 
  • Social Readiness – Population demographics, skill levels in business and technology. 
  • Technological Infrastructure – Energy production/consumption, telecom operators, internet penetration. 
  • Legal Framework – Business ownership laws, judicial systems, foreign investment regulations. 
  • Environmental Risk – Natural disaster exposure, pollution levels, sustainability initiatives. 
  • Review of existing Data Centre footprints in requested location. 
  • Classification of markets as mature, maturing, or immature. 
  • Evaluation of facility quality, international provider presence, and scalability potential. 
  • Mapping of sub-sea cable routes and international bandwidth availability. 
  • Latency benchmarks between key cities.
  • Assessment of telecom market maturity and international reach.
  • Identification of natural disaster risks (e.g., earthquakes, typhoons etc.). 
  • Review of environmental challenges and mitigation strategies. 
  • Evaluation of political and legal risks affecting data sovereignty and operational continuity. 
  • Comparative review of hosting costs – rentals, power, and network charges. 
  • Evaluation of business ownership models and tax implications. 
  • Scoring matrix across selected locations based on a set of strategic criteria. 
  • Identification of top-tier candidates for your Data Centre services. 
  • Scenario planning to alternative sites.
  • Consideration of new models and services entering the market. 
  • Recommendations for adoption of new services in identified location(s). 
  • Strategic alignment with your business continuity and performance goals.

OUTCOMES

We will provide you with a comprehensive Market Assessment Report that lays out in details all the above information.  

Previous Clients of our Data Centre Assessments has utilised these reports for years after and its use has extended way beyond just the Data Centre Market Assessment process. 

We also offer a Management Presentation which enables you and your senior stakeholders the opportunity to ask the BARM expert team questions post the development of the report. 

WHY CHOOSE US

Access to Industry Experts

Our assessments are led by seasoned Data Centre professionals who bring deep domain expertise to every engagement. You benefit from informed guidance tailored to your specific requirements, ensuring strategic decisions align with your business goals.

Comprehensive Market Intelligence

We offer a multi-dimensional assessment of the Data Centre market. We provide in-depth insights that helps you make informed, risk-mitigated decisions about where to locate or expand your Data Centre operations.

Tailored Service and Focus for your Needs

Our service and report is built as a fully tailored service that is developed at the outset of the engagement, we listen to your requirements, make suggestions that may help and develop a set of requirements for your needs and a report that addresses your needs. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

We provide end-to-end Data Centre lifecycle services, including due diligence, design, migration, optimisation, disaster recovery, compliance, and ongoing management.

We use proven methodologies, precision planning, and robust testing to minimise disruption and maintain business continuity during migrations.

Our recommendations are unbiased and tailored to your needs, ensuring you get the best-fit solutions without vendor lock-in.

We integrate energy audits, carbon footprint reduction, and ESG compliance into every project, aligned with ISO 14001, EU Taxonomy, and NABERS standards.

Yes, we design and implement disaster recovery strategies, including runbooks, escalation protocols, and business continuity plans.

We align with APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301, ISO 14001, and other global standards to ensure regulatory compliance and audit readiness.

We deploy advanced tooling, automation frameworks, and performance tuning to unlock cost savings, energy efficiency, and resilience.

Yes, we offer ongoing management and optimisation services to ensure your Data Centre remains efficient and secure.

We design processes and systems to minimise downtime and ensure your business remains operational during critical events.

We conduct business impact analyses and IT risk assessments to identify critical systems and guide recovery priorities.

Absolutely. We work with our teams in Bushey IT Change to plan and execute cloud migrations with zero-downtime strategies tailored to your operational needs.

We provide executive-level reporting, stakeholder engagement, and clear communication throughout every project.

Our team brings four decades of global experience in Data Centre infrastructure, IT, and governance.

We manage all regulatory documentation and compliance requirements to ensure transparency and audit readiness.

Yes, we conduct energy audits and implement measures to reduce costs and environmental impact.

We establish crisis communication protocols, reporting frameworks, and stakeholder assurance to maintain trust and continuity.

We build long-term relationships through transparency, measurable outcomes, and a client-first ethos.

Every solution is tailored to your operational, compliance, and strategic goals.

Contact us for a confidential consultation to discuss your Data Centre needs and discover how we can support your business.