Data Centers: Powering the AI Economy

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Data Centers: Powering the AI Economy

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is transforming the global data center landscape. As demand for computer power accelerates, organizations face increasingly complex challenges related to energy availability, infrastructure investment, cyber resilience, valuation, regulatory scrutiny, reputation and geopolitical risk.

Kroll helps investors, operators, developers, hyperscalers and governments navigate challenges with integrated expertise spanning tax, valuation, risk, cybersecurity, disputes, diligence, restructuring and regulatory advisory.

Whether you are evaluating a new hyperscale development, securing critical infrastructure, assessing asset value or navigating national security considerations, Kroll delivers the expertise needed to make informed decisions and create long-term value. Our multidisciplinary teams provide strategic insight and practical solutions across the entire data center lifecycle.

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Market Dynamics Shaping Growth

Powering the Future of AI Infrastructure

The AI revolution is driving unprecedented demand for data center capacity, energy infrastructure and advanced computing environments. Organizations must balance growth ambitions with challenges related to grid capacity, energy availability, sustainability requirements and site selection.

Financing, Valuation and Structuring

Data centers have become one of the most attractive infrastructure asset classes globally, attracting significant investment from private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors and private credit providers.

Critical Infrastructure and Security

As data centers become increasingly essential to economic and national security, resilience must extend beyond traditional cyber defenses. Organizations face evolving threats across cyber, physical, operational and geopolitical domains.

Construction Performance and Disputes

Large-scale infrastructure projects often involve complex contractual, operational and performance challenges. Construction delays, cost overruns, insurance disputes and operational issues can significantly impact project outcomes and stakeholder value.

Transactions, Sovereignty and Value Creation

Data centers are increasingly at the center of discussions concerning national security, data sovereignty, AI sovereignty and supply chain resilience. Governments and private-sector organizations alike must navigate an evolving regulatory and geopolitical environment.

The Kroll Advantage: End-to-End Solutions Across the Data Center Lifecycle

Kroll is uniquely positioned to advise on issues such as power availability, infrastructure resilience, supply chain security, data sovereignty, investment performance and geopolitical risk, delivering independent, insight-driven guidance on some of the industry's most complex and high-stakes challenges.

Data Centers: Powering the AI Economy

As organizations navigate the opportunities and challenges created by AI, Kroll helps them power growth, manage risk and build resilient digital infrastructure for the future.

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Turning Data Center Trends into Business Advantage

Stay informed with research, perspectives, and best practices on the trends redefining data center operations and investment.

UK Data Centers: Hyperscale Growth Meets Infrastructure Fragility

The UK data center market is booming. More than GBP 25 billion has been committed since 2020, with hyperscalers, private equity and institutional investors all backing large scale projects. In 2024, data centers were designated as Critical National Infrastructure, cementing their role in Britain’s sovereign AI ambitions. The headline story is that the UK has become Europe’s leading hub for digital infrastructure. But the sharper point is that growth alone is not the full story. Beneath the surge in capital lies a potential fragility that could determine which projects succeed and which stall.

UK Data Centers: Hyperscale Growth Meets Infrastructure Fragility

Data Center Security: Why Enterprise Resilience Now Matters More Than Controls

Physical security in data center environments is no longer defined by any single threat or any single control. The central challenge now is managing a stack of connected risks: converged security systems, cyber exposure, insider behavior, workplace violence, targeted threats, decision-making under stress and the ability to sustain operations through disruption.

That shift matters because data centers are not merely technical environments. They are business-critical operating environments where physical infrastructure, security systems, contractor activity, governance, communications and recovery planning all influence whether an organization can maintain uptime and protect trust.

Data Center Security: Why Enterprise Resilience Now Matters More Than Controls | Kroll

Valuing AI Infrastructure: The 3 Drivers of Value for AI Servers

As AI reshapes the global digital economy, the valuation of data center assets is undergoing a fundamental shift.

While traditional valuation frameworks remain relevant, the rapid evolution of architecture based on modern graphics processing units (GPUs) has introduced new complexities. These challenges are most evident in the valuation of AI servers, where scale, integration and technological obsolescence are redefining cost structures, economic life cycles and even the taxability of the servers themselves.

Valuing AI Servers: Key Drivers of AI Infrastructure Value

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