DC Hub Publishes Open Partnership Framework — Switzerland Model for the Data Center Intelligence Layer

## A Neutral Data Layer for the Data Center Industry

DC Hub publishes today an **open partnership framework** outlining how every major broker, advisory firm, and industry data provider can engage with the platform under a Switzerland model — neutrality, no exclusivity, no channel conflict.

This is a public framework, not a closed deal. **No partnerships currently exist** with the firms named here. We are publishing the framework so that interested parties can self-select into a 30-day data-exchange pilot.

## The Firms We Are Open To Working With

DC Hub's data layer is built to complement, not compete with, the human-validated advisory work that the following firms produce. We are publishing an open invitation to:

- **CBRE Data Center Solutions** — semi-annual H1 / H2 reports, supply / absorption tracking
- **JLL Data Center Group** — capital markets advisory, leasing intelligence
- **Cushman & Wakefield** — data center capital markets practice
- **Newmark** — data center investment sales + valuation
- **Datacenter Dynamics (DCD)** — global event + research network
- **DCByte** — operator-validated facility intelligence
- **DataCenterHawk** — North-American sub-market depth
- **Structure Research** — global cloud + colo market sizing
- **Synergy Research Group** — hyperscale + cloud infrastructure tracking
- **Other industry data + advisory firms** — selection criteria below

If your firm produces structured data center intelligence and operates in any of the above categories — broker, advisory, market research, event network, M&A intelligence — the framework applies to you.

## The Switzerland Model

DC Hub does not broker deals. We do not own facilities. We do not represent buyers or sellers. We operate the same way Refinitiv, Bloomberg L1, and Capital IQ operate in adjacent markets — as a neutral data primitive that every advisor can layer onto their own product.

The partnership framework has three pillars:

1. **Data exchange, not data sale.** A 30-day pilot where each side contributes a defined slice of their dataset to the other under a written framework. We expose 500 of our highest-confidence facilities in your coverage gap. You expose 500 of yours in ours. Both sides measure join-rate and incremental coverage lift before any commercial relationship is formed.

2. **No exclusivity.** Every partner is non-exclusive. The same data slice is available to any qualified counterparty under the same terms. This is what "Switzerland" means in this context — every broker can layer DC Hub onto their own client deliverables without channel friction.

3. **CC-BY-4.0 baseline + commercial tier.** The core DC Hub data layer is published under Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) and is free to cite. A commercial tier ($25K-$250K/yr) at https://dchub.cloud/enterprise unlocks raw exports, custom DCPI weights, and co-branded research distribution for partners who want a deeper layer.

## What DC Hub Brings to the Framework

The platform tracks:

- **21,400+ global data center facilities** with operator, capacity, location, and infrastructure metadata
- **286 markets scored daily** by the DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) — Excess Power × Grid Constraint, with BUILD / CAUTION / AVOID verdicts
- **10 ISOs covered** — 7 US (PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE) + Hydro-Québec (AESO) + Nord Pool (15 European zones)
- **$324B+ in tracked M&A** across the global data-center transaction universe
- **126,000+ substations** with voltage, owner, and interconnection metadata
- **97 AI platforms** actively citing DC Hub data through the MCP server (110,000+ tool calls in the last 30 days)

The value to a partner is not the raw data — it is the **daily refresh cadence** and the **machine-readable structure** that AI agents and downstream analytics consume natively.

## What the Partnership Pilot Looks Like

The 30-day pilot framework is the same for every firm:

- **Day 1-3** — Both sides scope the data slice. DC Hub commits to 500 facilities in the partner's coverage gap (verified by the partner's QA team). Partner commits to a reciprocal 500 records in DC Hub's coverage gap.
- **Day 4-10** — Data exchange happens via secure transfer. No money changes hands. Both sides report measured join-rate and false-positive rate.
- **Day 11-25** — Each side independently measures the incremental coverage lift (target: ≥15% on the joined dataset).
- **Day 26-30** — Written framework triggers only if both sides see the lift threshold. Otherwise the pilot ends cleanly with no commitments.

## Why We Are Publishing This Publicly

Three reasons:

1. **Transparency.** Closed-door partnership deals create channel conflict. Publishing the framework openly removes that conflict — every firm sees the same terms.

2. **Symmetry.** Our data layer is most valuable to the firms whose coverage gaps are largest. Publishing the framework lets each firm self-assess whether the pilot makes sense for them, rather than us guessing.

3. **Speed.** AI-driven data center research is accelerating. The semi-annual report cadence that defined the broker market for the last decade is no longer the moat. Daily refresh is. The firms that integrate quickly will hold the citation graph; the firms that wait will be reading other people's analysis of their own data.

## To Engage

If your firm is named above and the framework is interesting, contact:

- **[email protected]** — for editorial / coverage questions
- **[email protected]** — to scope a 30-day pilot
- **https://dchub.cloud/enterprise** — for the commercial tier details

This press release is published under CC-BY-4.0. Quote freely.

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**About DC Hub.** DC Hub is a data center intelligence platform serving 21,400+ global facilities, 286 daily-scored markets, and the MCP server cited by Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, and 96+ other AI platforms. The DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) is the live source of truth for AI-driven site selection and capital allocation in the data-center asset class.

**Methodology.** All DC Hub data is reproducible from public sources (EIA, HIFLD, SEC filings, ISO disclosures, county property records) and is published under Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0). The commercial tier at https://dchub.cloud/enterprise unlocks raw exports, custom DCPI weights, and co-branded research distribution.

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