The QTS Difference
Data centers are critical to modern life. A data center is the physical building and infrastructure that supports our digital lives. Data centers securely store the servers that process and manage data all day, every day. They support healthcare, research, banks, schools, streaming, cloud services and AI. Every time you send an email, check your bank balance, join a video meeting, use an app on your phone, save a photo to the cloud or ask AI a question, you’re accessing a data center.
Data centers are essential infrastructure, just like electrical infrastructure and transportation.
Demand is accelerating as AI expands and more services go digital, increasing the need for secure, reliable infrastructure.
AI is changing how many parts of society function – and it’s also a technology people view differently. Some see clear benefits, others have concerns about its pace, scale or impact. Both perspectives are valid, and that range of views matters as this technology evolves.
Where it is applied thoughtfully, AI is supporting real-world needs. In healthcare, it can help clinicians detect disease earlier, make faster treatment decisions and spend less time on administrative work. In education, it can support personalized instruction, improve accessibility for students with different learning needs and reduce the time teachers spend grading. In agriculture, AI tools can help farmers and ranchers grow more food using fewer inputs by improving crop health, optimizing water use, monitoring animal wellbeing and reducing waste. In public safety and national security, AI can assist emergency responders, support crime prevention and strengthen cyber and infrastructure protection.
These evolving technologies do not operate in a vacuum. They require secure, reliable infrastructure. AI systems need to live somewhere – and data centers make that possible.
QTS builds and operates the data centers that power this innovation. What runs inside those facilities depends on our customers. Our role is to provide the highly resilient, secure digital infrastructure they need to operate advanced workloads – at scale and over time.
AI has increased the scale and intensity of data center demand, but it has not changed QTS’s responsibility to communities or utility partners. The focus remains on predictable, transparent growth – not chasing short-term surges driven by technology cycles. As demand grows, expectations grow with it: expansion cannot come at the expense of local resources, grid reliability, or community trust.
That’s why QTS designs facilities to consume no water for cooling once operational and to manage energy responsibly, even as workloads evolve. Capacity is planned carefully, coordination with utilities is foundational and long-term reliability takes priority over rapid expansion that communities and infrastructure may not be prepared to support.
This disciplined approach reflects QTS’s Commitment to Communities – protecting local resources, supporting reliable energy systems, creating lasting economic opportunity and operating with transparency. Technology will continue to change, but the principles guiding how and where it is powered remain constant.
QTS is the global digital infrastructure leader. We bring more than two decades of experience designing, building and operating these world-class data centers across more than 25 markets in the U.S. and Europe. Our data centers are the homes and infrastructure that allow the world’s largest and fastest-growing companies to safely and reliably run their digital operations. We provide the infrastructure, power, cooling technology, connectivity and backup systems for our customers.
But we do more than build and operate data centers. QTS is committed to being a long-term partner and strengthening the communities we call home. At QTS, our local efforts are guided by our Community Commitments, which define how we do our work. These commitments have long shaped our approach.
As part of this approach, we designate a dedicated community representative to serve as a consistent, reliable point of contact, ensuring clear communication, responsiveness and transparency. By listening closely to local needs and aligning with each community’s goals, we strive to be additive – building trust and ensuring our presence contributes real value.
As demand for digital infrastructure grows, QTS remains focused on being a good neighbor and building lasting partnerships in every community we serve.
