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Data Sentry Sofia 1
Bulgaria
Martin Paev, CFA
London
8 December 2010
4th Annual Finance & Investment Forum for Data Centers
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Bulgaria – South-East Europe
On the main telecom route Western Europe – Turkey – Middle East
On the cross-road of the Balkan Peninsula
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DSS Concept
Scalable data center
7,000 sq.m. white space
6 floors of white space
Tier 3 (TIA-942) or Level 3+ (IBM)
14 MW fully redundant power supply
General IT load – 4 kW/rack
High-density areas (20+ kW/rack)
Cold-aisle containment or Hot-aisle containment
Targeted PUE < 1.3
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Why Bulgaria?
Security? EU Member state
NATO Member state
Stability? Stable political environment
Currency pegged to the EURO since 1997
Low budget deficit
Low level of government debt
Costs? Electricity – 41% cheaper than EU average
Leading exporter of electricity for SEE region
Cheap and fast international connectivity
Lowest construction costs in the EU
Skilled low-cost IT labor
Taxation? 10% corporate profit tax – lowest in EU
10% flat personal income tax
Incentives? Government incentive schemes
EU grant funding available
Clients? Offices of blue-chip IT companies
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Then Bulgaria is your place !!!
Do Power Savings Matter?
Source: Europe’s Energy Portal
Data Sentry Sofia 1 - Potential Annual Power SavingsPower Consumption (MW)
Number of hours in Year
City Sofia Frankfurt/Main Paris London Amsterdam Madrid
Country Bulgaria Germany France UK Netherlands Spain
Electricity Price (EUR/MW, excl. VAT) 45 132 67 113 99 84
Electricity bill (EUR, excl. VAT) 5 518 800 16 188 480 8 216 880 13 858 320 12 141 360 10 301 760
Annual Savings (EUR) 10 669 680 2 698 080 8 339 520 6 622 560 4 782 960
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8 760
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Connectivity
Bulgaria ranks 5th in the world by quality of broadband Internet (research by Cisco Systems, conducted by Oxford University in October 2010).
Sofia – residential users internet quality:
Download – 14,7 Mbps
Upload - 7 Mbps
Latency – 52 ms
Average Price – EUR 8 / month
Multiple international carriers have fiber-optic lines connecting Bulgaria
with Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Turkey and Asia
n x 40 Gbps and n x 10 Gbps
Planned upgrades to n x 100 Gbps in 2011.
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Cheap Quality Labor
Source: National Social Security Institute
Bulgaria is one of the leading outsourcing destinations globally
Blue-chip IT companies with development & service offices in Bulgaria:
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Data Sentry Sofia 1 Location
A growing business district in the area of Sofia Airport
Next to Air Traffic Service Authority, hosting its own Data Centre
Site complies with TIA-942 standards
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Potential Clients
IT companies with offices in Bulgaria
IT companies with clients in Bulgaria
Industrial companies with offices in Bulgaria
International Banks with presence in Bulgaria
Media companies
Government
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Project Status
All permits obtained
Government support for the project
Construction could start in 1H 2011
Implementation period – 24 months
Investment budget ca. EUR 52 mln (EUR 7,500 / sq.m. WS)
Looking for partner with: Possible deal structure:
Data center know how Forward purchase
Strong brand Long-term lease
Sales force Joint venture
Outright sale
Management contract
Mr. Martin Paev, CFAChairman
E-mail: [email protected]
Cell: +359 88 50 50 200
www.sortis.bg11
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