Lionel Sujay Vailshery
Research expert covering cloud computing and emerging tech industries
Data center market leaders - statistics & facts
The data center industry has shot to prominence over the past decade, with next-generation technologies such as AI and the cloud causing demand to surge worldwide. Data centers function as the core digital infrastructure supporting such technologies by processing intensive workloads and storing vast amounts of data. This rising demand has nurtured a competitive and high-stake data center market, with a range of key players expanding their already extensive portfolios across the globe. The market leaders operate within two core business models. Operators such as Equinix and Digital Realty specialize in colocation, offering capacity in data center facilities for rent, while big tech firms such as Google and Microsoft operate hyperscale data centers to support their cloud operations.
