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North America data center demand reached an all-time high in the first half of 2026 with 25 GW of absorption, double the level from a year ago and five times that of two years prior. JLL’s North America Data Center Report – Midyear 2026 reveals that while structural demand continues to accelerate, responsible growth now depends on […]
The North American data center market has “entered hyperdrive,” and the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) demand, hyperscaler expansion, and grid constraints is fundamentally reshaping where digital infrastructure gets built. That’s according to JLL’s new North America Data Center Report – Year-End 2025. The North America data center industry has reached an inflection point, with vacancy […]
The global data center sector is poised for continued unprecedented expansion, with capacity expected to nearly double from 103 GW to 200 GW by 2030, according to JLL’s newly released 2026 Global Data Center Outlook. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the data center landscape, and JLL anticipates AI workloads will represent half of all data […]