Signal Every hyperscale data centre in Denmark is foreign-owned, prompting a domestic build

Summary

Deloitte uses Denmark to illustrate how sovereignty concerns are driving new data centre capacity in many countries. Danish property management firm Thylander is building data centre colocation facilities that provide the rack space, networking, power and cooling that advanced GPUs and other AI hardware need. Anders Mathiesen, chief executive of Thylander Data Centers, says every hyperscale-sized data centre currently in the country is owned by a foreign company. Businesses are increasingly asking for options that let their data be stored and processed by companies owned and operated domestically. Mathiesen says examining data sovereignty and who owns the facilities led the firm to build something Danish for Danish companies and for outside firms that value the market. The report places this within a broader push, strongest outside the United States, to avoid full dependence on providers beyond local jurisdiction.