Technology

Blue Owl’s Matt A’Hearn considers the obstacles and opportunities presented by the data center market’s big power question.

The scale and complexity of today’s data center markets are driving a shift in how capital is deployed.

Explosive growth is shaping unique opportunities in the Asia-Pacific data center market, explains Actis’ Thomas Liu.

Principal Asset Management’s Matt Hackman and Sebastian Dooley see data centers emerge as in-demand asset as a matter of function and investment.

Three themes stand out as particularly influential in shaping the future of investment in the sector.

The gold rush is under way, but sluggish improvement of necessary power infrastructure is impeding development.

Amid a global surge, occupiers are seeking more quality space than the sector can build, even when land and power are available, reports JC Russell.

Disruption from robotics will extend far beyond controlled construction environments in the near term, say Dr Qizhou (Leo) Xiong and Luke Graham, partners at Urban Neuron.

On-site power generation is pushing real estate and infrastructure teams together.

Foreign investors are looking at data center space as corporates migrate to the cloud and developers focus on industrial and logistics assets.