With all eyes currently on the coveted ‘hyperscaler’, it is clear that a lengthy contract with a credit-worthy anchor tenant can mean the difference between investor interest and a prolonged period of bootstrapping, new hires and restructuring, and expansion and consolidation.

Whilst the hyperscale vertical reigns supreme for now, colocation providers must future-proof their business plans by identifying the anchor tenant of the future. We ask our panel of strategic experts which customer segments they expect to reign supreme and how they anticipate their needs - whether operational, design-inspired or increasingly, environmental.