What Structure Research does

Structure Research Ltd. is an independent, founder-led research and consulting firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, specializing in global digital infrastructure market intelligence. The firm tracks, analyzes, and forecasts the future of digital infrastructure service providers — covering data centres, hyperscale cloud, edge, and AI infrastructure — with a deliberately global scope and special emphasis on emerging APAC markets that larger generalist analyst firms tend to under-serve.

The firm's product portfolio is anchored by a proprietary research methodology and a data asset built from 14 per-company trackers plus a 38-operator neocloud and sovereign rollup, governed by a hard conservation constraint between owned capacity and offtaker capacity. This data asset feeds a catalog of syndicated research publications — including annual Global Data Centre Colocation & Interconnection Reports, regional DCAI reports covering Japan, Johor & Batam, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Philippines, Singapore, Australia, and South Korea, the AI Infrastructure Market Report, and the annual State of Environmental Impact Report — priced individually from free (ESG/impact) to $9,500 (AI Infrastructure flagship). Complementing publications are quarterly hyperscale cloud updates, a premium annual subscription tier with direct analyst access, and project-based consulting engagements covering M&A due diligence, market sizing, and competitive assessments. Distribution is primarily direct via the firm website, supplemented by the annual infra/STRUCTURE Summit (7th edition, 600+ senior executives, October 2026), webinars, and podcast content.

The firm operates as a boutique specialist with 1-10 employees under founder & MD Philbert Shih and Research Director Jabez Tan. It is privately held with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Revenue mechanics rest on four streams — one-time/perpetual report licenses, recurring premium subscriptions, consulting engagements (prioritized for existing subscribers), and speaking/webinar fees — serving four primary customer segments: data centre providers, investors and capital providers, vendors and suppliers, and enterprise end users, with additional emphasis on the mid-tier of the digital infrastructure services market.

Name

Structure Research

Legal name

Structure Research Ltd.

Website

https://structureresearch.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Structure Research is an independent Toronto-based research and consulting firm providing syndicated reports, proprietary market-share databases, and consulting engagements on global data centre, hyperscale cloud, edge, and AI infrastructure markets for operators, investors, vendors, and enterprise buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Market Research & Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Management Consulting Services (54161)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

Keywords

• Data centre research
• Digital infrastructure intelligence
• Hyperscale market analysis
• Cloud infrastructure research
• AI infrastructure research

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Reports Sales: Structure Research publishes syndicated research reports on data centre, hyperscale, cloud, and AI infrastructure markets. Reports are sold individually with prices ranging from free to $9,500 USD. Examples include Market Share Reports, Regional DCI Reports, and ESG Reports.
2. Premium Subscription Services: Premium accounts provide access to exclusive content, analyst access, and additional research services. Subscription fees are charged for certain services, with Structure Research reserving the right to change fees at any time.
3. Consulting Engagements: Customized consulting engagements available on a project basis. Projects include M&A due diligence, market sizing, competitive assessments, and strategic consultations. Prioritized for research subscribing clients.
4. Speaking and Webinars: Analysts are available for public speaking engagements at data centre industry conferences, internal events, webinars, strategy sessions, and education sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Structure Research is an independent research and consulting firm that produces syndicated market intelligence on data centres, hyperscale, cloud, edge, and AI infrastructure markets. It sells proprietary research reports, maintains market share analytics databases, and provides customized consulting engagements (M&A due diligence, market sizing, competitive assessments) to digital infrastructure operators, investors, and vendors globally.

Product overview

Structure Research is an independent research and consulting firm offering syndicated research publications, proprietary market analytics databases, analyst advisory services, and customized consulting engagements focused on the global data centre, hyperscale cloud, edge, and AI infrastructure market. The portfolio includes recurring reports such as the AI Infrastructure Market Report, State of Environmental Impact Report, Global Data Centre Colocation & Interconnection Reports, and regional DCI Reports covering Japan, Johor & Batam, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Philippines, Singapore, Jakarta, Australia, and South Korea. Services include Research & Advisory (syndicated publications with analyst access), Data & Analytics (proprietary market share databases), Speaking & Webinars (analyst presentations), and Consulting (custom engagements for M&A, market sizing, and competitive assessments).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research & Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• Global DCI market projected to exceed $100B by 2026 from $61.2B in 2021
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Crehan Research: Independent research firm focused on data centre networking, server and storage markets with syndicated reports and advisory. Comparable on syndicated model and data centre infrastructure specialization.
• Analysys Mason: Global consulting and research firm focused on telecoms, media, digital infrastructure and IT. Directly comparable on consulting-led research for data centre and digital infrastructure operators and investors.
• 451 Research (S&P Global Market Intelligence): Closest historical direct peer — an independent research and advisory firm specializing in data centre, cloud, hosting and digital infrastructure, now part of S&P Global. Highly comparable in product mix (syndicated research, advisory, custom consulting) and customer base (operators, vendors, investors).
• Omdia: Technology research arm formed from the merger of IHS Markit technology businesses, covering cloud, data centre, AI and digital infrastructure. Comparable on syndicated research plus advisory, with broader coverage than Structure Research.
• Dell'Oro Group: Independent research firm covering telecom, data centre networking and infrastructure equipment markets with syndicated quarterly reports. Directly comparable on subscription-based research model and data centre infrastructure focus.
• Synergy Research Group: Independent research firm publishing syndicated market share and capacity data on cloud, data centre, hyperscale and enterprise SaaS markets. Closely comparable to Structure Research on bottom-up methodology, market share focus and global coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Frost & Sullivan: Global research and consulting firm with deep coverage of digital and industrial infrastructure markets. Overlaps with Structure Research on subscription-based research and custom consulting for infrastructure vendors and operators.
• IDC (International Data Corporation): Global market intelligence firm covering IT, cloud, data centre and digital infrastructure with broad syndicated research and advisory. Overlaps with Structure Research on data centre and cloud coverage but operates at vastly greater scale across all of IT.
• Gartner: Largest IT research and advisory firm, covering cloud, data centre and infrastructure adjacent to Structure Research's focus. Competes for the same enterprise research and advisory budgets at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• CCS Insight: Independent research firm providing syndicated research and advisory across enterprise IT, cloud and emerging technology. Comparable on subscription-based research model and mid-size independent positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/structure-research
• Xx.com/structureres
• Facebookfacebook.com/169521326461528

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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