SPONSORED: TA Realty – Data centers power through volatility

The “niche” nature of the data center property sector is becoming a malapropism, as the sector continues to expand despite current economic and geopolitical volatility. “Data centers have become a critical part of society’s infrastructure and will continue to grow in importance, even as the sector is navigating a more complex environment,” write TA Realty’s Lisa Strope, vice president, research, and Allison O’Rourke, vice president, portfolio management, in a report published in the November issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas. “Tenants continue to invest heavily in digital transformation, and the tight fundamentals are a clear reflection of the durability of the data center sector across economic cycles. The long-term opportunity for investors remains attractive as the world’s data needs continue to grow exponentially, limited only by power and land availability to scale further.” Unprecedented growth in demand and in cloud spending point to th