Global data centre investment set to reach $1.6 trillion by 2030

Global investment in data centres is expected to approach $1.6 trillion by 2030, while leading technology companies are forecast to spend more than $600 billion on AI infrastructure capital expenditure in 2026 alone, according to a new report from Omdia.

The research firm said that the scale of spending indicates that the AI Factory market has passed an irreversible turning point and is evolving into a new form of industrial organisation characterised by extremely high capital intensity...