Japan Datacenter Census Forecast Update, 2024-2028

This IDC report forecasts the number of datacenter (DC) sites, total floor area, and power capacity (IT load) of datacenters installed in Japan by datacenter size, location area, and year of completion of the building."When investing in hyperscale datacenters, it is important to be aware of the risk of oversupply," said Mimei Ito, research manager, Software and Services, IDC Japan.This research report is the English translation of the Japanese document IDC #JPJ50707524.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ADVICE FOR TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS

MARKET FORECAST

• Number of Domestic Datacenter Sites/Total Floor Footprint, and Power Capacity Forecast
• Number of Datacenter Sites, Total Floor Footprint, and Power Capacity Forecast for Domestic Operators
  • Forecast by Scale
  • Forecast by Location
  • Forecast by Year Completed
  • Forecast by Facility Operator Type
  • Hyperscale Datacenter Capacity Forecast
• Number of Corporate Datacenter Sites in Japan/Total Floor Footprint and Power Capacity Forecast
  • Forecast by Scale
  • Forecast by Location
  • Forecast by Year Completed

MARKET CONTEXT

• Drivers and Inhibitors
  • Drivers
    • Hyperscale Datacenter Expansion by Cloud SPs
    • Expanded Use of AI Workloads
  • Inhibitors
    • Slowdown in Large-Office Building Developments in Tokyo and Osaka City Centers
    • Rising Construction Costs
    • Intensifying Competition in the Hyperscale Datacenters Construction Market
• Significant Market Developments
  • Trends in New Construction and Expansion of Commercial DCs
  • Increasing Competition in the Hyperscale Datacenter Market
  • Expanded Use of AI Workloads
• Changes from Prior Forecast

Market Definition

• Installation-Based Definition
• Number of Sites Definition
• Definition of Total Floor Space
• Definition of Power Capacity
• Definition of Location
• Definition of Year Completed
• Definition of Facility Operator Type (Business Datacenter Only)
• Datacenter Service Definition
  • (1) Collocation
  • (2) Hosting

Methodology

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