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- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) operates as a self-administered real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, acquisition, development, and management of carrier-neutral data centers and related infrastructure worldwide. The company provides data center colocation services, including space for racks, cages, private suites, and high-density AI deployments; interconnection solutions via PlatformDIGITAL® for seamless network connectivity and cloud on-ramps to over 500 available clouds; managed hosting and infrastructure services supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments; and powered base offerings for custom deployments, serving enterprise customers, hyperscalers, cloud providers, and network services across industries such as technology, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy. With approximately 308 data centers encompassing 41.8 million square feet in over 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents, including North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and Africa, Digital Realty maintains operations in key markets like Northern Virginia, Frankfurt, Paris, Dallas, Chicago, and Johannesburg. Founded in 2004 and headquartered at 2323 Bryan Street in Dallas, Texas, the company reports to over 5,000 customers with a track record of 99.999% uptime. Recent developments include a $7 billion joint venture with Blackstone Inc. in 2024 for hyperscale data center campuses delivering 500 megawatts in Frankfurt, Paris, and Northern Virginia; partnerships with Mitsubishi Corporation for Dallas facilities and expansions with GI Partners in Chicago; a US$11 billion AI-focused data capacity venture with Reliance Industries and Brookfield Corporation in Andhra Pradesh, India; a US$373 million power equipment agreement with Schneider Electric; an expanded AI infrastructure collaboration with NVIDIA in Northern Virginia; launch of a $3 billion hyperscale data center fund; and completion of a majority acquisition in Teraco to strengthen its African presence in South Africa alongside Kenya, Mozambique, and Nigeria.