Data centers
Shaping tomorrow's digital infrastructure
Data centers are in high demand, and finding the right sites is getting harder. Our team helps clients find locations, arrange financing, manage construction, and run facilities more efficiently in this competitive market.
Services
Colocation Site Selection
We help companies evaluate, execute and optimize their data center hosting strategy, including global site selection capabilities and lease optimization for colocation space.
Commissioning
Maximize productivity while mitigating risks. We combine deep knowledge of facility operations with a meticulous delivery and handover process to ensure your data centers perform without interruption.
Land Site Selection
Our comprehensive expertise in identifying, evaluating and securing land for data center development encompasses site qualifications, site marketing and thorough market underwriting.
Project Management
Whether it's a design or infrastructure refresh, whitespace and load capacity expansion, or adaptive reuse project, we'll ensure your data center projects are delivered on time and on budget.
Technical Solutions
Powered by SKAE, technical solutions encompasses a range of services designed to address specific technical needs and challenges, including service contracts, MOPs and SOPs.
Media highlights
CNBC features JLL market analysis on data center growth
CNBC cites JLL research showing data center demand will double by 2030, as JLL experts counter industry concerns about too much new construction.
Forbes highlights JLL's data center research on AI job creation boom
JLL's Andrew Batson and team are featured discussing the $3 trillion investment "supercycle" as AI drives data center capacity toward 200 gigawatts by 2030, creating massive construction employment opportunities.
MSN features JLL data center market analysis amid project cancellations
JLL research shows data center demand continues to outpace supply despite rising community opposition, with JLL forecasting 15% compound annual growth through 2027 as AI adoption accelerates.
Forbes features JLL expert on data center REITs lagging in AI boom
JLL's Andy Cvengros explains why traditional data center REITs struggle to compete in the AI infrastructure gold rush, citing capital constraints and risk-averse shareholders that limit their growth potential.
Our research
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2026 Global Data Center Outlook
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North America Data Center Report Year-end 2025
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The Future of Quantum Real Estate
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The rise of Neocloud in the AI landscape
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