451 Research Data Center Knowledge Base

<p>The DCKB package now includes additional data points covering details on hyperscalers as well as increasing the data update frequency. This data set is available on Snowflake with an improved data model, expanded Data Center Coverage.</p>

The 451 Research Data Center Knowledge Base dataset provides datacenter location, services, and utilization data to support cloud services, ESG, energy, media, and critical infrastructure analysis.

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The 451 Research Data Center Knowledge Base is a comprehensive global database encompassing over 13,000+ data center facilities, including Hyperscale, Leased, Crypto, colocation, and wholesale data centers. Spanning 130 countries and 439 markets, this resource captures over 100 data points per facility, offering detailed site-level information from over 2,000 providers.

This dataset provides a current snapshot and historical tracking of facility and market-level capacity and utilization, enabling users to analyze past, present, and future datacenter growth. It facilitates the evaluation of energy supply and demand dynamics, including the impact on energy, ESG, cloud, and critical infrastructure markets. Firms can leverage this data to assess market opportunities, analyze Multi-Tenant Data Center (MTDC) and service provider offerings against peers, identify key data center suppliers in regional markets, and evaluate areas for likely expansion.

This dataset includes:

  • Global Datacenter Location & Ownership: Detailed location, ownership, and size information.
  • Diverse Facility Types & Services: Data on Hyperscale, Leased, Crypto, colocation, and wholesale facilities, including services provided.
  • Capacity & Utilization Data: Quarterly site- and market-level insights into capacity, utilization, and revenue.
  • New Construction & Expansion Tracking: Information on new builds, under-construction facilities, and expansion pipelines.
  • Power & Operational Metrics: Power utilization, operational space, and data center density.
  • Sustainability & Market Analysis: Certifications, environmental ratings, and regional market segmentation for analysis.
Frequency
Quarterly
Latency
Ad Hoc
Coverage Type
Physical Asset
Coverage
13,000+
History
2018
Earliest Significant Coverage
2018
Point In Time
No
Data Source
451 Research Datacenter Channel Team
Field Count
100s
Estimated Size
2
Added
Enhanced
2025-02-12

Industries

  • Real Estate
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Geographic Coverage

  • Global

Delivery

  • Desktop
  • API
  • Cloud

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