9.4.4.1Vertical

Data Center Services & Colocation

IT firms managing data center operations and co-location environments.

Market snapshot

These figures describe IT Infrastructure Services (9.4.4), the segment that Data Center Services & Colocation sits within. They are not figures for Data Center Services & Colocation on its own.

FragmentationFragmentedEstimate

Not sized separately. Infrastructure work shares its classification with consulting, integration and implementation. The segment is being hollowed from below as cloud absorbs the estate it used to manage, which makes the remaining on-premise and hybrid work a consolidating rather than a growing market.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Infrastructure services, support, and as-a-service fees

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Moderate–High

recurring support and as-a-service

EBITDA margin
Services- and automation-driven
Capex intensity
Low

Characteristics

  • Networks, data centers, and end-user computing services.
  • Cloud and automation reshaping the category.
  • Strong cloud-and-services-driven growth.

M&A deal context

Deal activityHigh

Who’s acquiring

  • Infrastructure-services providers
  • PE-backed services consolidators
  • Cloud & automation strategics

What’s driving deals

  • Cloud migration and hybrid complexity.
  • Automation and as-a-service models.
  • Infrastructure-services consolidation.

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