What Data Centre Review does

Data Centre Review is a B2B trade media publication covering the data centre industry across the UK and Ireland, operated by SJP Business Media Ltd, a privately held UK company registered in England and Wales and headquartered at 52-54 Gracechurch Street, London. The core product is a digital publication delivered through twice-weekly email newsletters, a digital magazine edition, and a structured website organised into 11 subject hubs including Artificial Intelligence, Cloud & Hybrid Computing, Cooling, Data Analytics & Security, Data Centre Design & Operations, Edge Computing, Green IT & Sustainability, Industry, Networking & Connectivity, Power, and Skills & Training. The portfolio extends into adjacent products: DCR Awards (annual industry awards), DCR Live (live video panel and interview series, including DCR Live 2026), Critical Insight (virtual conference run via critical-insight.co.uk, scheduled for November 2026), Whitepapers and Reports, Company Spotlight features, and a YouTube video library.

The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing stack: a CMS-driven website, an email newsletter delivery system, an event management platform for DCR Live and Critical Insight, and YouTube-hosted video. The business model is a B2B advertising-and-events media model rather than a paid subscription model. Revenue comes from four streams: digital advertising and sponsored/partner content from a rotating vendor base (Schneider Electric, nVent, Ecolab, Stäubli, Carrier, Mitsubishi Electric, Phoenix Contact, EnerSys, Crestchic, Airsys, Riello, UrbanChain are referenced); event-related revenue from DCR Awards, DCR Live, and Critical Insight via sponsorship and attendance fees; a free newsletter and digital magazine subscription tier used as a registration funnel; and gated/ungated whitepaper and trend-report distribution. Reader access is free; pricing for advertising, sponsorships, events, and awards is undisclosed and sold via direct contact.

The go-to-market is a direct, content-marketing-led model aimed at two primary B2B segments: data centre operators, colocation providers, and hyperscalers building facilities in the UK and Ireland, and the equipment and service vendor base serving them (power, cooling, networking, security, infrastructure). Secondary audiences include UK government and regulatory bodies involved in data centre policy and planning, and individual professionals seeking skills and training content. With only five disclosed employees, the company runs a relatively lean operation that relies on content marketing, SEO, email newsletters, social channels (X, LinkedIn, YouTube), and events rather than a large field sales force.

Name

Data Centre Review

Legal name

SJP Business Media Ltd

Website

https://datacentrereview.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Data Centre Review is a B2B trade media publication, operated by SJP Business Media Ltd in London, delivering twice-weekly newsletters, a digital magazine, and 11 topic hubs covering AI, cloud, cooling, power, networking, edge, and sustainability to data centre operators, vendors, and professionals across the UK and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising & Sponsorship: Sponsored/partner content from companies including EnerSys, Crestchic, Airsys, Carrier, Riello, Mitsubishi Electric, Stäubli, Phoenix Contact, UrbanChain, and others. Banner advertising and branded content opportunities on the website.
2. Event Revenue: DCR Live events, DCR Awards, and Critical Insight virtual conferences generate revenue through event sponsorship, attendance fees, and exhibitor participation.
3. Newsletter & Magazine Subscriptions: Free newsletter registration with benefits including two newsletters per week, direct magazine delivery to inbox. Digital edition access for registered users.
4. Whitepaper & Report Distribution: Gated and ungated technical whitepapers and trend reports from sponsors including nVent, Ecolab, Stäubli, and Schneider Electric.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Data Centre Review is a B2B trade media publication serving the UK and Ireland data centre industry. Its core product is a twice-weekly email newsletter complemented by a digital magazine, organised into 11 topic-based content hubs covering AI, Cloud, Cooling, Networking, Power, Security, Edge, Sustainability, and Skills. The portfolio extends to sponsored whitepapers and trend reports, DCR Live video content, the annual DCR Awards, and the Critical Insight virtual conference series.

Product overview

Data Centre Review is a B2B media publication providing comprehensive coverage of the data centre industry across the UK and Ireland. The core offering is the Data Centre Review publication, delivered as twice-weekly newsletters and a digital magazine. The portfolio includes DCR Awards (annual industry awards), DCR Live and Critical Insight events, whitepapers and reports, Company Spotlight features, and a video content library. Content hubs cover Artificial Intelligence, Cloud & Hybrid Computing, Cooling, Data Analytics & Security, Data Centre Design & Operations, Edge Computing, Green IT & Sustainability, Networking & Connectivity, Power, and Skills & Training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DCR Awards: Annual awards programme celebrating excellence in the data centre industry
• DCR Critical Insight
• DCR Live
• Data Centre Magazine

Products and services

• Data Centre Review (B2B newsletter and digital magazine) Core B2B media publication providing twice-weekly newsletters and a digital magazine covering news, opinions, reports, whitepapers and editorial content on the UK & Ireland data centre industry.
• DCR Awards Annual industry awards programme recognising excellence and innovation across data centre operations, infrastructure and services, open to entries from data centre operators, suppliers and service providers.
• DCR Live Live event series featuring industry leader discussions and panels on data centre power, cooling, AI challenges and infrastructure, with on-demand video distribution.
• Critical Insight Virtual Conference Virtual conference series delivered through dedicated event websites, focusing on data centre insights, AI infrastructure, power strategy, cooling and energy management for data centre professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive industry coverage with 33+ pages of AI content and 11 subject-specific content hubs

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SJP Business Media Ltdparent companyOthersSJP Business Media Ltd is the parent company and publisher of Data Centre Review. The company owns the Data Centre Review and DCR trademarks and operates the publication and associated events including DCR Awards and Critical Insight.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Capacity Media: B2B media company covering data centres, carrier/wholesale telecoms, and digital infrastructure; offers similar digital publishing, events (Capacity Europe), and awards — comparable niche trade-media model overlapping with DCR's UK/Ireland audience.
• The Stack: UK-based B2B technology publication covering enterprise IT, data centres, cloud, and cybersecurity; comparable regional editorial product and newsletter-driven audience model.
• Data Center Frontier: US-focused B2B publication dedicated to data centres, hyperscale, and edge infrastructure; comparable editorial scope (news, opinion, trend reports) but US-centric rather than UK/Ireland.
• Data Center Dynamics: Global B2B media brand covering the data centre industry with editorial content, large-scale international events (DCD Connect series), awards, and market intelligence — the closest direct peer to DCR's content-plus-events model but at significantly larger global scale.
• Data Center Knowledge: Long-running US-based data centre trade publication covering news, long-form analysis, and industry events — directly comparable editorial product to DCR, with broader US/global audience and larger editorial team.
• Datacenter Magazine (AFCOM): Official publication of AFCOM, the data centre professional association; covers data centre operations, facilities, and management topics with similar editorial format (news, features, whitepapers) and event ties (Data Center World).

Broad incumbents

• TechTarget: Large global B2B technology media company operating dozens of niche vertical sites and demand-gen products; comparable business model (sponsored content, whitepapers, events) and competes for the same data centre vendor marketing budgets.
• Computer Weekly: Established UK enterprise IT publication covering data centres alongside broader IT topics; not a data centre specialist but overlaps significantly on the UK audience and vendor advertiser base.
• ITPro: UK-based enterprise technology publication covering infrastructure, cloud, and data centres among other IT topics; overlaps with DCR on UK B2B IT decision-maker audience and vendor sponsorship inventory.

Regional players

• Silicon UK: UK technology publication covering enterprise IT including data centre infrastructure; similar UK regional editorial and audience profile but broader in topic scope than DCR.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dcrmagazine
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@datacentrereview
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datacentrereviewmag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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