A comprehensive analysis of the CEE data center market reveals 290 existing facilities and 51 upcoming projects across Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, and Russia. Russia leads with over 970 MW of capacity, while Poland and Russia together account for 40% of upcoming IT power capacity. Major operators include...
The Middle East and Africa data center colocation market is projected to grow from USD 3.33 billion in 2025 to USD 12.88 billion by 2031, driven by AI adoption, cloud computing, digital transformation, and renewable energy investments. Major growth hubs include the UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and...
Digital Realty has announced a strategic joint venture with Ronesans Infrastructure to enter the Turkish market. The partnership will develop a next-generation data center campus in Ankara with over 22MW of carrier-neutral IT capacity, with completion targeted for 2028. Plans also include expansion into Istanbul to...
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are experiencing strong performance due to AI-driven demand for data centers, healthcare facilities, and other infrastructure. Data center REITs like Equinix and Digital Realty Trust have posted significant year-to-date gains, while REIT ETFs offer diversified exposure to this...
Digital Realty (DLR) signed $307 million in Q2 bookings with a record $1.9 billion backlog, driven by AI and cloud demand. The company is expanding capacity through land purchases and data-center acquisitions, with 1.4 GW under construction at 11.5% yield. Strong balance sheet and diverse tenant base support long-term...
Equinix and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have completed their $4 billion acquisition of Nordic data center operator atNorth. CPP Investments owns 51% while Equinix holds 34% of the company. The deal is immediately accretive to Equinix's AFFO per share and expands their exposure to AI-ready Nordic infrastructure...
Equinix has partnered with NVIDIA and Together AI to launch Equinix Inference Exchange, a distributed AI inference platform for enterprises. The solution combines NVIDIA's Enterprise Reference Architectures, Together AI's inference capabilities, and Equinix's global infrastructure to enable faster, more cost-efficient...
OUTFRONT Media (OUT) demonstrates solid fundamentals with digital revenues rising 23.3% to $193.7 million and transit revenues climbing 32.3% to $140.6 million, led by a 48% increase at New York MTA. The company's diversified U.S. footprint across 120 markets, digital billboard conversions generating 4-5x higher...
The U.S. data center colocation market is projected to grow from $43.71 billion in 2025 to $85.18 billion by 2031 at an 11.76% CAGR, driven by AI adoption, cloud computing, hyperscale expansion, and renewable energy initiatives. The Southeastern U.S. leads investment with over $15 billion in 2025, followed by the...
Digital Realty has been selected as an operator under Singapore's second Data Center Call for Application (DC-CFA2) to develop a 50MW data center facility on Jurong Island. The new facility will support AI inference, high-performance computing, and enterprise workloads while meeting strict energy efficiency standards...
Digital Realty has been selected under Singapore's Data Center Call for Application (DC-CFA2) to develop a new 50 MW data center facility on Jurong Island. The facility will support AI inference, high-performance computing, and enterprise digital workloads with over 50% renewable energy. This marks Digital Realty's...
Digital Realty has been selected to develop a 50 megawatt data center in Singapore's Jurong Island as part of the government's second Data Center Call for Application. The new facility will be powered by over 50% green energy and will support AI inference, HPC, and enterprise workloads across the Asia-Pacific region....
Digital Realty has been selected under Singapore's DC-CFA2 program to develop a new 50MW AI-ready data center on Jurong Island. The facility will be powered by over 50% green energy and will expand the company's Singapore operations, which currently include three data centers with 84MW capacity. This selection...
Digital Realty reaffirmed its commitment to responsible data center growth in Texas, pledging to work with elected officials, regulators, utilities, and local communities. The company supports efforts to maintain grid reliability, protect consumers, and promote responsible resource management as AI and cloud computing...
Despite retail investors withdrawing 10% of capital from Blackstone's BCRED private credit fund in Q2 (exceeding the 5% redemption cap), the company reported strong financial results with distributable earnings up 26% to $2 billion. The article argues that AI investments, not private credit concerns, are the real...
New Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is likely to deploy the company's $397 billion cash pile through increased stock buybacks, selective tech investments (particularly AI-related opportunities), and capital investments in Berkshire Hathaway Energy to capitalize on growing AI data center demand.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) rebounded strongly in June and are up 9.5% in 2026, outperforming the broader market. After years of underperformance due to post-pandemic trends and elevated interest rates, REITs are benefiting from workers returning to offices and malls, data center growth driven by AI, and...
Realty Income (O), a REIT specializing in brick-and-mortar retail properties, is presented as a long-term dividend investment opportunity. Despite retail sector challenges, the company maintains 98%+ occupancy rates with strong tenants like Walmart and Home Depot, has paid monthly dividends since 1969 with quarterly...
Europe's data center construction market is expected to grow from $16.99 billion in 2025 to $58.74 billion by 2031, driven by liquid cooling adoption for AI workloads, digitalization, cloud expansion, and government support. Hyperscale data centers lead investments, with Western Europe and the Nordics dominating due to...
Digital Realty announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 12.3 million shares by Blackstone affiliates at $185 per share. The offering is contingent on Digital Realty's acquisition of Blackstone's interests in two Northern Virginia data center joint ventures (Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver...
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