Dallas-Fort Worth ranks as the third-largest data center market in a new international comparison.
Commercial property firm Cushman & Wakefield looked at data center projects and demand around the world for its study.
More than $100 billion has been invested in data center projects in the past decade, and D-FW has been one of the fastest-growing markets.
“The speed with which the industry is shifting makes the creation of a data center strategy a complex and daunting task,” Dave Fanning, Cushman & Wakefield executive managing director, said in a statement. “Enterprises must determine what to do with their on-premises facility, which workloads to move to the cloud and how to implement a hybrid IT strategy.
“Developers and operators require a parcel with robust fiber and access to power as well as a thorough grasp of the permitting process and all risk factors.”
“Developers and operators require a parcel with robust fiber and access to power as well as a thorough grasp of the permitting process and all risk factors.”
Cushman & Wakefield looked at almost 1,200 data centers for its reports.
The top 10 markets were in Northern Virginia, Silicon Valley, D-FW, Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Singapore, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Seattle and London.
"Dallas sits at the midpoint of several long-haul fiber networks and has long been a business-friendly location and infrastructure hub in the center of the country,” said Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Hughes. “In addition, the state of Texas maintains strong data center incentives, with sales tax exemptions available on large builds over $200 million.”
Data centers with more than 80 megawatts of capacity are under construction in North Texas, with large campuses planned, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Some of the largest North Texas data centers provide services for companies including Google, Facebook and NTT Data.
Commercial property firm Cushman & Wakefield looked at data center projects and demand around the world for its study.
More than $100 billion has been invested in data center projects in the past decade, and D-FW has been one of the fastest-growing markets.
“The speed with which the industry is shifting makes the creation of a data center strategy a complex and daunting task,” Dave Fanning, Cushman & Wakefield executive managing director, said in a statement. “Enterprises must determine what to do with their on-premises facility, which workloads to move to the cloud and how to implement a hybrid IT strategy.
“Developers and operators require a parcel with robust fiber and access to power as well as a thorough grasp of the permitting process and all risk factors.”
“Developers and operators require a parcel with robust fiber and access to power as well as a thorough grasp of the permitting process and all risk factors.”
Cushman & Wakefield looked at almost 1,200 data centers for its reports.
The top 10 markets were in Northern Virginia, Silicon Valley, D-FW, Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Singapore, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Seattle and London.
"Dallas sits at the midpoint of several long-haul fiber networks and has long been a business-friendly location and infrastructure hub in the center of the country,” said Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Hughes. “In addition, the state of Texas maintains strong data center incentives, with sales tax exemptions available on large builds over $200 million.”
Data centers with more than 80 megawatts of capacity are under construction in North Texas, with large campuses planned, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Some of the largest North Texas data centers provide services for companies including Google, Facebook and NTT Data.
Cushman & Wakefield ranked the world's top data center markets.(Cushman & Wakefield)
