Digital Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust focusing on cloud and carrier-neutral interconnected data centers, with a market cap of $46 billion. The company is focusing on AI capabilities. It also develops data center platforms for businesses involved in cloud software, financial services, social media, and mobile services. Digital Realty helps customers develop secure networks and cloud-neutral data center platforms, and is at the forefront of the secular transition from on-premises data centers to cloud colocation centers. It continues to expand through M&A, joint ventures, and new development projects, while also recycling capital through asset sales. DLR is based in Austin, Texas. The REIT has 32MW of capacity and operates over 300 data centers in 25 countries and over 50 global metropolitan markets. About 60% of annual rents are from data centers greater than 1 megawatt and about one-fourth of revenue is from tenant reimbursements for expenses and utilities. The company must manage foreign exchange issues as only about half of revenues are in U.S. dollars. Recent acquisitions have included data center companies in Europe and Africa. The shares are a component of the S&P 500.

U.S. stocks are broadly higher at midday on Friday, with all of the major indices in the green along with crude oil and gold. In and among the mostly positive day is news on consumer sentiment that was not so positive, with the final University of Michigan reading for May coming in at 69.1 compared to 77.2 in April. In other economic news, orders for durable goods rose 0.7% in April compared to expectations of a 0.5% drop.

Digital Realty owns and operates over 300 data centers worldwide. It has nearly 40 million rentable square feet across five continents. Digital's offerings range from retail co-location, where an enterprise may rent a single cabinet and rely on Digital to provide all the accommodations, to "cold shells," where hyperscale cloud service providers can simply rent much, or all, of a barren, power-connected building. In recent years, Digital Realty has de-emphasized cold shells and now primarily provides higher-level service to tenants, which outsource their related IT needs to Digital. The company operates as a real estate investment trust.

Digital Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust focusing on cloud and carrier-neutral interconnected data centers, with a market cap of $41 billion. It also develops data center platforms for businesses involved in cloud software, financial services, social media, and mobile services. Digital Realty helps customers develop secure networks and cloud-neutral data center platforms, and is at the forefront of the secular transition from on-premises data centers to cloud colocation centers. It continues to expand through M&A, joint ventures, and new development projects, while also recycling capital through asset sales. DLR is based in Austin, Texas, and operates over 300 data centers in 27 countries and over 50 global metropolitan markets. About 60% of annual rents are from data centers greater than 1 megawatt and about one-fourth of revenue is from tenant reimbursements for expenses and utilities. The company must manage foreign exchange issues as only about half of revenues are in U.S. dollars. Recent acquisitions have included data center companies in Europe and Africa. The shares are a component of the S&P 500.