An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows cars passing a data center under construction in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Substations and transformers are seen at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a Digital Realty data center next to a power substation in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Backup generators are seen at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Realty, speaks during an interview at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Realty, looks on during an interview at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)