What lies ahead for the data center industry in 2022? We’ve identified 8 themes that will shape the data center business this year. The overarching theme is dealing with the challenges of growth and the data center industry’s vital role in a digital society.
Better Business, Better World: Why Sustainability-Linked Financing Will Influence the Data Center Industry
While a sustainability-linked loan can be used for any purpose, the hallmark of this debt instrument is that the borrower’s performance is measured against predetermined sustainability objectives which affect the interest rate, incentivizing improved performance over time. Anubhav Raj, CFO of Aligned, explores how sustainability-linked financing will influence the data center industry in years to come.
EdgeConneX Enters China With Strategic Investment in Chayora
Data center developer EdgeConneX has made a strategic investment in Chayora, a leading data center provider in China. The partnership provides EdgeConneX with data center offerings in Beijing and Shanghai.
Iron Mountain Buying ITRenew, Boosting Sustainable Approach to IT Assets
Iron Mountain looks to strengthen its sustainability and asset management operations by acquiring a controlling stake in ITRenew, which decommissions data centers and recycles IT assets.
Equinix Acquires MainOne as African Data Center Market Heats Up
Equinix is expanding into Africa by acquiring MainOne, a leading West African data center operator. The $320 million deal signals a new phase of growth for the data center market in Africa, with the recent market entry of three of the world’s largest multi-tenant providers.
Flexential Lines Up $2 Billion to Build More Green Data Centers
Flexential has raised $2.1 billion to accelerate its growth strategy, and will use the money to deploy highly-sustainable data centers and enter new markets. Flexential is the latest data center company to use asset-backed securities to raise funds, including a green bond component.
Scalable Modular Data Centers and the Race to ROI
Learn about common myths and where today’s modular modernization and the race to data center ROI impact digital infrastructure. A DCF special report courtesy of ABB looks at How Digital Modernization is Impacting Physical Modular Infrastructure.
The Largest Data Center Deals of All Time
The list of the largest data center deals has been remade, with new entries at the top to reflect today’s acquisitions of CyrusOne and CoreSite. Here’s a look at the billion-dollar deals and the trends behind them.
KKR, GIP to Acquire CyrusOne in Blockbuster $15 Billion Deal
Investment giants KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners will acquire data center developer CyrusOne for $15 billion, taking the company private in the largest M&A deal in the history of the data center sector.
American Tower to Acquire CoreSite for $10.1 Billion
American Tower Corporation will acquire data center developer CoreSite for $10.1 billion, the companies announced this morning. The deal represents a bold move into the data center business for American Tower, which is the world’s largest owner of wireless infrastructure.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 20 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.