2021 Data Center Global Market Comparison

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Each data center was individually scored across thirteen weighted criteria in three distinct categories: real estate and physical considerations (development pipeline, environmental risk, land price, vacancy), ecosystem advantages (cloud availability, fiber connectivity, market size, sustainability), and political and regulatory review (government incentives, political stability, power cost, taxes). Then, it was possible to assign each metropolitan area an overall market score .

HIGH WEIGHT Cloud Availability Fiber Connectivity

MID WEIGHT

LOW WEIGHT

Development Pipeline Government Incentives

Environmental Risk

Land Price Power Cost

Market Size

Market Vacancy Political Stability Sustainability Taxes Smart Cities

The goal of this system is to mirror how data center markets truly function and to identify what factors data center investors, owners, operators and occupants value. The results of this report indicate distinct parallels between these findings and what has transpired as data center growth has occurred.

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