AI boom drives data-center dealmaking to record high, says report

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Global data-center dealmaking surged to a record high through November this year, driven by ​an insatiable demand for computing infrastructure to meet ‌the boom in artificial intelligence usage. Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence ‌showed that there were more than 100 data center transactions during the period, with the total value sitting just under $61 billion. Interest in data centers has swelled this ⁠year as tech giants ‌and AI hyperscalers have planned billions of dollars i ...