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An illustration of an index finger of a hand pressed to a pair of lips signifying silence.
Data Centers · Development
National

Secrecy Is Killing Data Center Deals

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht (top) and Jonathan Pollack, and an aerial view of a data center.
Data Centers · Finance
National

Starwood Capital Group Closes $10.2B Opportunistic Fund for Data Center Investment

By Brian Pascus
Digital Realty's Greg Wright (top), Blackstone's Mike Forman and a Digital Realty sign outside one of its data centers.
Data Centers · Investments & Sales
Virginia

Blackstone Sells Three NoVA Data Centers to Digital Realty for $3.5B

By Andrew Coen
An illustration of a blue owl flying and carrying a pair of servers from a data center.
Data Centers · Capital Markets
National

Once Down, Blue Owl Finds Its Wings Again

By Patrick Sisson
Illustration of a central red and pink AI cube with white AI lettering placed on a blue circuit board base, surrounded by scattered glowing server racks, electronic components and colorful connection lines.
Data Centers · Technology
National

Aston Power Secures $20M Series A Funding

By Philip Russo
Entrance to the Nashville Zoo.
Data Centers · Development
Tennessee

Nashville Zoo Proving a Beast of an Opponent for Data Center

By Amanda Schiavo
Dark blue water droplets splashed closely on the water surface. It creates a water wave and a perfect crown.
Data Centers · Development
National

If You Cannot Explain the Water, You Cannot Build the Data Center

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
Robert Gutman Joins Cresa
Data Centers · People Moves
New York City

Cresa Hires Robert Gutman to Lead Structured Finance for Data Center Platform

By Emily Davis
Blue Owl co-president Marc Zahr and a tape library for archiving inside a data center.
Data Centers · Finance
Virginia

Blue Owl Provides $975M Recap of Northern Virginia Data Center Development

By Brian Pascus
An illustration of building facades line a street but with nothing behind them except an empty field.
Data Centers · Finance
National

Data Centers Are Plugging a Big Hole in the U.S. Construction Industry

By Mike Seemuth
Assembly members stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in the Assembly Chamber in the New York State Capitol.
Data Centers · Policy
New York

New York State Lawmakers Pass One-Year Data Center Construction Moratorium

By Mark Hallum
An aerial view of a data center in Ashburn, Va.
Data Centers · Columnists
National

Data Centers Need to Adopt a Baseline on Electricity Costs

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
A photo looking through server rack of male IT professional working in data center.
Data Centers · Policy
National

The Definition of ‘Jobs’ in the Data Center Economy Needs to Shift

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
An illustration of Ben Franklin flying a kite with a plug near a data center.
Data Centers · Finance
National

Revolutionary Asset Class: Data Centers Sparked More Investment Than Ever in 2025

By Brian Pascus
Illustration of a robotic arm emerging from a circular opening to balance a scale with people in each tray of the scale.
Data Centers · Policy
National

The Data Center Industry Is Measuring the Wrong Thing

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
Equinix President and CEO Adaire Fox-Martin and one of Equinix's data centers.
Data Centers · Capital Markets
National

Equinix Sets More Records with Big Q1, Raises Outlook on AI Momentum

By Greg Cornfield
Daniel English.
Data Centers · Development
National

There’s a New Proposition for Struggling U.S. Downtowns: Beautiful Data Centers

By Emily Davis