Equinix Ottawa

Data Center Power Index verdict for Ottawa — the market this facility sits in.

DC Hub analyst read on Ottawa — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Ottawa's data center footprint remains minimal, with only 6 tracked facilities representing 12 MW of total capacity across a fragmented operator base. The market is dominated by mid-tier providers—DNSnetworks Corporation and PureColo Inc. each operate 2 facilities, while Equinix and Qu Datacentres each hold single assets. This distribution signals no clear market leader and suggests limited consolidation pressure to date. The absence of recent M&A activity in Ottawa stands in sharp contrast to broader Canadian momentum, where Goldman Sachs acquired QScale and major institutions like Canada's CPP Investments are channeling capital into data center expansion, primarily in higher-tier markets. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is unambiguous for acquisition-focused investors. The excess-power score of 28/100 indicates severe undersupply of available capacity—operators cannot readily add workloads…

Published DC Hub data for this location.