The logistics function in data centre infrastructure has undergone a structural transformation that is still accelerating. The combination of AI-driven demand growth, geopolitical complexity and the sheer scale of simultaneous global deployment programmes has catalysed the evolution of supply chain orchestration from a back-office function to a strategic priority.

Glen, Donna, Nicholas and Marcus make a consistent and evidencebacked case: that the difference between a deployment programme that meets its timeline and one that slips is, to a significant degree, a function of logistics quality. Not just execution quality, but planning quality, compliance intelligence, inventory strategy and the organisational capability to maintain consistency of process across dozens of simultaneous sites in multiple regulatory environments.

GXO’ s investment in this capability – in people, technology, warehouse infrastructure and operational methodology – reflects a conviction that the demand for this level of logistics sophistication will only increase.

The hyperscalers building the next generation of cloud capacity are looking for partners who can grow with them, operate across their full global footprint and bring the predictive intelligence required to keep deployments on schedule in an environment where the variables keep changing. As Marcus summarises, companies are looking beyond basic warehousing towards partners that can manage complexity at global scale.

84 May 2026