# Under Pressure: Can data centers keep up with AI?

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Podcast: [The Weekly Take from CBRE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weekly-take-from-cbre-744133)
Published: 2026-06-23T00:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cbre.com/insights/the-weekly-take#overview
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## Resource

Data centers are the hottest asset class in CRE right now. Digital Realty CEO Andy Power and CBRE's Pat Lynch discuss the sector’s dynamics, including power constraints, evolving location strategies and international markets. They also offer key insights from CBRE’s hot-off-the-presses Global Data Center Trends Report 2026. AI demand fuels near-zero data center vacancy rates in some key markets. Power availability and permitting slow new data center development. Asia and Southern Europe are seeing data center expansion. Community engagement can facilitate data center growth.

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