On October 9, 2013, data center developer QTS Realty Trust launched its initial public offering the New York Stock Exchange, pricing its shares at $21 to raise $257 million.

Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) has teamed with Digital Realty Trust on a $369 million joint venture to operate fully-leased corporate data centers..By packaging properties with high-quality corporate tenants, Digital Realty (DLR) has made...

The data center mergers and acquisitions market has been on the slow side this year, but DH Capital Partner Peter Hopper sees the perfect storm occurring for an active 2014.

The QTS Realty IPO may raise as much as $422 million, and is currently scheduled for Oct. 9. The company expects to sell stock at a price between $27 and $30 per share.

The data center and hosting IPOs are beginning to multiply. Next-generation infrastructure specialist IO plans an initial public offering of common stock, the company said Friday.

QTS (Quality Technology Services) has confirmed plans for a $300 million initial public offering (IPO) that will help fund a major expansion of the company's footprint, focused on its massive data centers in Dallas, Richmond and Atlanta.

Bloomberg reported Tuesday that QTS (Quality Technology Services) is planning to pursue an IPO, citing "people with knowledge of the matter," who say the company is working with Goldman Sachs and Jefferies Group on the offering.

Data center maintenance may not seem like a sexy topic for Wall Street. But during this earnings season, maintenance costs have been a key discussion item during the earnings calls for three of the industry's largest data center operators.