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Research and Markets: The Role of Tax Breaks and Regulations in the EU Data Center IndustryResearch and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/sdc59r/the_role_of_tax) has announced the addition of the "The Role of Tax Breaks and Regulations in the EU Data Center Industry" report to their offering. Over the past decade, the European data center industry has come to be regarded as a crucial foundation for the growth of the Digital Economy. This has coincided with a period of rapid data center expansion and evolution. In addition, the lack of self-regulation within the commercial and corporate data center sector across the European Econoic Area (EEA), in the context of the ambitious EU climate change pledges, is likely to put pressure on the EC to impose mandatory regulations in terms of energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions. The latter might initially be introduced from a low common denominator threshold, as hinted at by DG Connect (Digital Europe) in 2014, and then increase gradually. This white paper provides a review of key regulations that specifically affect the data center industry, or which are likely to be developed in the future. The EU energy efficiency legislation includes framework legislation for all the EU member states, as well as sectoral and procedural requirements and various product legislations. The paper points to important changes in the legislation on both the EU and national levels, which are crucial for data center operators, end-users and technology providers with implications for their medium and long-term business strategies. The research findings included as part of our Climate Change Agreement (CCA) case study are especially relevant to UK commercial data centers and provide important insights into how to achieve substantial OPEX (News - Alert) savings in the medium term (three to four years) or, in some cases, even within a year. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/sdc59r/the_role_of_tax
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