TOP 10 – COLOCATION PROVIDERS

FOUNDED: 1951 CEO: WILLIAM MEANEY

STANDOUT COMPONENTS: 400 + MW INSTALLED CAPACITY; GLOBAL PIPELINE FOR AI WORKLOADS; SECURITY‐LED, SUSTAINABLE COLOCATION PORTFOLIO

Iron Mountain has evolved from a records management firm into a serious global colocation force, with around 424MW of capacity in 2025 and 96 % of it leased, supported by a substantial pipeline of new builds.

Its data centre business now spans 30 + locations, offering secure, compliant colocation optimised for high‐density and AI use cases, underpinned by the brand’ s long reputation in information protection. With hundreds of megawatts under construction and earmarked for future development, Iron Mountain is positioning its campuses as long‐term, low‐risk homes for mission‐critical and GPU‐rich workloads.

Iron Mountain Data Centers Richmond campus: A scalable AI-ready hub

William Meaney, CEO,

Iron Mountain

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