When You Need Data Center Space NOW, What Can You Do in this Tight Market?
Data center space is at a premium right now, and major hyperscale projects are not making the quest for data center space any easier. The enormous scale of these mega-developments has people giving data centers the side eye. Whether due to government moratoriums, power constraints, or local skepticism there are a lot of delayed projects. The concern about development here in Pennsylvania seems to have momentum, as local residents understandably want to know more about possible disruptions in their communities.
Supply Chain Impact: For those considering an expansion or refresh of their existing data center, these hyperscale cloud projects are also causing significant strain on the supply chain. The demand is leading to stalled initiatives for Mid-Atlantic enterprise needing a data center space for revenue-producing apps and other key workloads? For many, finding a fit for their data center space is a problem.
A lot of planned data center implementations looking for a place to land do not have the extreme power density needs of the hyperscale projects. In fact, the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2025 reported that 74% of 1800+ respondents to their survey still have a single digit kW figure as the most common rack density in their data center.
Aging Facilities, a Common Philly Conundrum: Our area enjoyed a data center building boom in the early 2000s and many of those facilities need infrastructure refresh. If you need 250 KW or a megawatt of power in a private data center suite to be the first to market with a solution, to beat the clock against an aging current data center in year 24 of a planned 15-20 year lifecycle, or to enhance security and compliance, you may be caught in this supply chain squeeze. And not being able to support the speed-to-market goals of your organization in today’s competitive marketplace is not an answer.
Enterprise AI Also Suffers: Just as bad, if that supply squeeze is delaying the implementation of a major organizational AI initiative you can find yourself behind competitors who are as focused as you are in winning the AI race.
Lost Production Revenue: The opportunity cost of a loss of production revenue can add up to a hefty sum in a few short months. Additionally, you may have to deal with customers seeking other options, disappointed partners and board members, and all the other drawbacks of not getting things done quickly in an era where speed-to-market is gaining in importance.
Data Center Space NOW in Eastern Pennsylvania: If you need high-availability data center inventory fast, Direct LTx has your solution right here in Eastern Pennsylvania, an hour west of Center City Philadelphia. With 2 megawatts of immediately available power and 20,000 square feet of move-in ready raised floor data center white space in a colocation data center featuring an unsurpassed 18-year uptime record.
Densities up to 50kw per rack for high performance strategies and AI inference work well in standard configurations at Direct LTx and we can implement custom cooling strategies for those needing higher densities. And if you need more than 2 MW of power, let’s still have the conversation, as our facility expansion roadmap may just meet your ramp schedule.
For more information and a tour of the Direct LTx Reading Data Center email us today at strategy@DirectLTx.com.