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Data Center Mergers to Ramp Up in 2018

2018 also promises to be the year that foreign firms, especially Chinese ones, seek to get a piece of the valuable North American market.

chi-dupont CH1_chiller_plant (2) The chiller plant at DuPont Fabros’ facility in Elk Grove Village, IL.

CHICAGO—As reported in GlobeSt.com earlier this week, the data center industry is set to continue the energetic expansion seen over the last several years. The industry’s big players will also continue to complete a large number of mergers and acquisitions. In fact, according to JLL’s recently-published 2018 Data Center Outlook, that particular trend could accelerate.

Data center clients increasingly want companies that can provide the entire range of services they might need. Therefore, the most successful data center firms will be the ones that can manage and design centers, and implement solutions for a variety of clients in many geographic areas.

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.

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