SPECIAL FEATURE | US data centers armtwisted in a precarious power play amidst record low vacancies
As the U.S data center market scrambles to keep up with demand, the North America Data Center Trends H2 2025 report from CBRE finds that electricity has become the industry’s primary constraint over land, capital, or permitting. As a result, developers are shifting strategy towards bringing power to a planned data center site and building […]
Data center boom in Asia to continue in 2026: CBRE
Robust demand for both colocation and hyperscale data centres will continue to drive strong investor interest in 2026, with more large-scale investment poured into sites that could provide over 100 MW capacity for artificial intelligence, according to a recent CBRE insight note. This momentum is a continuation from a brisk H2 2025 which witnessed many […]
AI boom tightens Europe’s data center market
Rapid growth in artificial intelligence is intensifying pressure on Europe’s data center sector, compounding existing strains from wider digitalisation and limited power infrastructure. Vacancy rates across European data centers are expected to fall to record lows over the next two years as new capacity comes online at an unprecedented pace. According to CBRE’s European Real […]