Explore what’s next for digital infrastructure, including enterprise IT, networking and data center operations strategies —and what it means for corporate owners and users of data centers worldwide.
North America Data Center Trends H1 2023

Strong demand continues to drive new construction, but a lack of power availability and supply chain challenges are delaying construction timelines.
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Brief | Intelligent Investment
High Demand, Power Availability Delays Lead to Record Data Center Construction
September 14, 2023
Data center construction activity across U.S. primary markets in H1 2023 increased by 25% year-over-year to a record-high capacity of 2,288 megawatts (MW), as developers responded to greater demand.
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Brief | Creating Resilience
Transmission solutions needed for data centers’ renewable energy transition
May 22, 2023
Plans to transition U.S. data centers to renewable energy power sources are impeded by current utility transmission infrastructure.
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Article | Creating Resilience
Alternative Data Center Solutions for Sustainable Water
December 14, 2022
In 2020 and 2021, major data center investors and operators committed to replenish more water than they consume by 2030 through improved water recycling, less water-intensive cooling methods and other strategies.
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Viewpoint | Creating Resilience
The Digital Revolution’s Hidden Challenge: Power-Hungry Data Centers
November 30, 2021
Data centers are at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution, also known as the digital economy.
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Podcast | Creating Resilience
Electric Slide: The Increasing Value and Efficiency of Data Centers
October 18, 2021
Data Centers are playing an increasingly integral role in the digital economy. Sureel Choksi, CEO of Vantage Data Centers, and CBRE’s Pat Lynch join Spencer Levy to discuss innovations that increase data center reliability, operational efficiency and value, including new forms of energy management.
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Article | Adaptive Spaces
Integrating QHSE Best Practices into Your Data Center Strategy
August 9, 2021
As humans become less involved in data centers, QHSE management becomes more critical.
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Article | Creating Resilience
The Greener Path: Operational Strategies for a More Sustainable Data Center
August 9, 2021
Explore ways to achieve more sustainable data center operations from CBRE’s expert teams, which manage more than 800 data centers globally.
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Article | Adaptive Spaces
From Dinosaur to Digital: A Practical Guide to Your Data Center Automation Journey
August 9, 2021
CBRE’s experts provide clients with a clear path for how to get their data centers from their operational realities today to the automated tomorrow.
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Article | Adaptive Spaces
Fitting Out a Future-Ready White Space: Strategies to Save Time and Capital Throughout the Data Center Lifecycle
The computational demands being placed on data centers is increasing exponentially, putting pressure on operators to “future-ready” their assets.
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