According to datacenterHawk, 2Q 2022 marks another strong period of growth in the North American market, with primary vacancy rates now averaging their lowest point ever recorded. But despite the non-stop nature of data center build, the supply chain crisis has resulted in material shortages, labour culminating in costly slowing down of project delivery.

But, with supply chain disruption putting a drag on stock delays, equipment procurement and lead times at a global level, how more pronounced could this crisis become - have we seen the worst of it? We ask our panelists to outline their thoughts on the shortage-fuelled complexity of the global, interdependent supply chain and the impact it will likely have on the availability of new data center capacity in the years to come.