On the other hand, the cost to build and maintain data centres at highly sophisticated levels is likely to accelerate.
Data centre developments today are much more capital-intensive than in the past. The costlier fit-out means REIT managers and investors must account for more depreciation
Data centres in REITs provide investors with a conundrum. These buildings form a major part of the value chain for artificial intelligence (AI); they also house the cloud, which powers a large part of our digital life: social media, banking and financial services, and e-commerce are just some of the daily tasks we use data centres for.
