Curated Supplier · Colocation · Global / Sovereign

Digital Realty — global colocation where data residency is a design decision, not an afterthought.

PlatformDIGITAL spans 300+ data centers across 50+ metros worldwide — hyperscale capacity, multi-tenant colocation, and ServiceFabric interconnection in one footprint. For global enterprises that need to land workloads in specific jurisdictions while keeping them stitched together, Digital Realty is the operator whose scale and sovereign story make the regulator conversation easier, not harder.

What Digital Realty actually does.

Digital Realty operates PlatformDIGITAL — a global platform of 300+ data centers across 50+ metropolitan areas. It runs the full range: wholesale hyperscale capacity for cloud builders, retail multi-tenant colocation for enterprises, and ServiceFabric interconnection to tie sites and clouds together. The differentiator for global buyers is being able to place workloads where data-residency rules require them while still operating as one estate.

Capabilities · A short list

Global colocation Retail and wholesale space across 50+ metros, so you can standardize one operator across many regions.
Hyperscale capacity Large-block, build-to-suit data center capacity for cloud and high-density enterprise workloads.
ServiceFabric interconnection Software-defined connectivity between data centers, clouds, and partners across the PlatformDIGITAL footprint.
Data residency & sovereignty Place and keep workloads in specific jurisdictions — material for regulated and cross-border enterprises.
Sustainability commitments Public sustainability and efficiency commitments across the portfolio for buyers with ESG reporting obligations.

Who this fits.

Best Fit

Global enterprise needing multi-region colo + residency control

Organizations with workloads spread across jurisdictions that want one operator, consistent interconnection, and the ability to honor data-residency mandates by design.

Strong Fit

Hyperscale and high-density capacity buyers

Cloud builders and enterprises needing large, build-to-suit blocks with a path to global expansion under one platform.

Mixed Fit

US enterprises chasing maximum cloud on-ramp density

If your priority is the densest direct cloud interconnect in US markets specifically, CoreSite's interconnection-led footprint may fit better. Worth comparing.

Less Likely

Single-site mid-market colo with no global plans

If you need one cage in one secondary US market, a regional operator will likely be simpler and cheaper than a global platform.

How Digital Realty sits against the field.

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Digital Realty

PlatformDIGITAL — global hyperscale + colo
300+ data centers, 50+ metros
ServiceFabric interconnection
Strong sovereign / data-residency story
Best fit: global multi-region with residency control

Adjacent

Equinix

Premier global colocation footprint
Fabric interconnection across metros
Interconnection-rich, ecosystem-dense
Available through our sourcing network
Compare for richest partner/peering density

Different shape

CoreSite

US interconnection-dense colocation
Native cloud on-ramps via Open Cloud Exchange
Concentrated in major US markets
Available through our sourcing network
Different question: US latency, not global scale