datacenterHawk

What datacenterHawk does

datacenterHawk is a privately held digital infrastructure market intelligence company founded in 2014 by David Liggitt and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It operates a proprietary platform that tracks 10,500+ data centers across 460+ global markets, covering 500+ gigawatts of total data center power and maintaining 2,900+ verified transaction comps. Every critical dataset is validated by 30+ in-house market experts representing 390+ combined years of industry experience, which the company positions as the core differentiator against generic data aggregators. The platform serves enterprise infrastructure decision-makers, hyperscale and cloud operators, data center providers, brokers, and investors across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

The product surface is composed of a core Market Intelligence Platform, an Analytics module for supply/demand/pricing analysis, a two-sided Marketplace connecting buyers with colocation providers (with a "List Your Site" program for providers), a Consulting service for strategic advisory, an API for programmatic access, and a content library including HawkTalks interviews, HawkPodcast, and quarterly regional market reports. Named enterprise users include Digital Realty, Equinix, CyrusOne, DataBank, CoreSite, Global Switch, CBRE, JLL, Principal, and Siemens. The company also claims that 10+ of the largest GW-scale data center users and 5+ of the largest hyperscale lease brokers use the platform.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription-based platform access, marketplace listing fees paid by colocation providers, and consulting engagements. Go-to-market is a hybrid of enterprise field sales targeting organizations making million- and billion-dollar infrastructure decisions and a self-serve marketplace channel. The company is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and has no disclosed institutional funding, M&A activity, or external ownership changes since inception.

Name

datacenterHawk

Legal name

datacenterHawk, LLC

Website

https://www.datacenterhawk.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

datacenterHawk provides analyst-validated digital infrastructure market intelligence covering 10,500+ data centers across 460+ global markets, serving enterprise infrastructure teams, hyperscale operators, colocation providers, brokers, and investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Market Intelligence

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Sharing, Data Exchange & Data Marketplace Platforms (HDAEABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Platforms & Modern Data Stack Services (Lakehouse, DW, MDM) (BPAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Data center intelligence
• Colocation analytics
• Digital infrastructure research
• Market intelligence platform
• Data center brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Platform Access: Annual or monthly subscription-based access to the datacenterHawk platform providing market intelligence, analytics, and verified data across global digital infrastructure markets. Tiered access with 'Unlock This Market' gated content requiring registration.
2. Market Research Reports: Quarterly and periodic market reports (2Q 2026 APAC, EMEA, North American, Latin American reports) provided as free PDFs or premium content. Regional snapshots and market insights available for free, with detailed reports requiring form submission.
3. Provider Marketplace Listing: Revenue from colocation providers listing their data center availability on the marketplace to reach hyperscale users and brokers actively searching for colocation partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

datacenterHawk is a digital infrastructure market intelligence platform that tracks 10,500+ data centers across 460+ global markets, providing analyst-validated datasets and analytics to enterprises evaluating colocation and interconnection options. The platform includes a marketplace connecting data center providers with qualified buyers, complemented by consulting services and market insights reports for organizations making data center sourcing decisions.

Product overview

datacenterHawk offers a unified platform for digital infrastructure market intelligence, combining a core market intelligence platform with analytics, marketplace, and consulting services. The platform tracks 10,500+ data centers across 460+ global markets with 500+ gigawatts of total data center power. Key offerings include the Analytics module for supply/demand/pricing analysis, a Marketplace connecting users with colocation providers, Consulting services for strategic guidance, HawkTalks interview content, and Market Insights Reports providing quarterly regional analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Market Intelligence Platform SaaS platform that tracks and provides intelligence on 10,500+ data centers across 460+ global markets, used by enterprises, hyperscalers, colocation providers, and investors to evaluate facilities and markets.
• Analytics Analytics capability within the platform that supports data center sourcing, comparison, and decision-making for enterprise buyers and infrastructure investors.
• Hawk Marketplace Marketplace that connects data center providers with buyers, enabling suppliers to gain visibility and facilitates deal flow between providers and enterprise customers.
• Consulting Services Advisory and consulting services for enterprises making colocation, interconnection, and digital infrastructure sourcing decisions, leveraging the company's analyst-validated dataset.
• Market Insights Reports Research and market insights reports covering data center trends, market dynamics, and facility-level analysis for enterprise subscribers and the broader industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 10+ largest data center users responsible for GW-scale take downs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with a Data Center Advisory Group. Comparable in advising on data center transactions, leasing, and investment strategy for enterprise and investor clients across global markets.
• RealPage: SaaS data analytics and intelligence platform for the real estate industry, primarily multifamily. Comparable as a subscription-based CRE data platform, but serves a different property vertical and lacks datacenterHawk's data center specialization.
• CBRE Group: Global commercial real estate services and investment firm with a large Data Center Solutions practice. Comparable in serving enterprise data center site selection and investment advisory, and is also a disclosed datacenterHawk enterprise customer.
• CoStar Group: Dominant commercial real estate intelligence platform (offices, multifamily, hospitality). Comparable as a subscription-based CRE data and analytics business, but operates at much larger scale and outside the data center niche.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm with dedicated data center advisory. Comparable in advising enterprise data center strategy and capital deployment, and is also a disclosed datacenterHawk enterprise customer.

Direct peers

• 451 Research (S&P Global): Enterprise / IT research and advisory firm within S&P Global with deep coverage of data centers, cloud, and digital infrastructure. Comparable in delivering analyst-backed market intelligence to enterprise IT and infrastructure buyers, with broader portfolio scale.
• Dell'Oro Group: Independent market research firm covering telecom, data center networking, and server/storage infrastructure. Comparable in producing analyst-validated market intelligence with global coverage of infrastructure supply, demand, and vendor share.
• TeleGeography: Telecom and network infrastructure research firm providing datasets on submarine cables, internet backbone, and data center connectivity. Comparable in delivering proprietary global infrastructure intelligence to operators, hyperscalers, and investors.
• Structure Research (Omdia): Data center and cloud infrastructure research firm providing operator-focused market intelligence on wholesale, retail colocation, and interconnection. Closely comparable in research product, audience (operators, investors), and coverage of supply, demand, and pricing dynamics.
• Synergy Research Group: Independent research firm covering data centers, cloud, and digital infrastructure markets with global market share, capacity, and operator tracking. Highly comparable to datacenterHawk in subject matter (hyperscale, colocation) and customer base (operators, hyperscalers, investors).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/datacenterhawk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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