A consortium led by private equity firm BlackRock is buying Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion. It’s said to be the largest data center deal in history — but more than that, it highlights a market shift that’s putting enterprise CIOs at a strategic disadvantage when it comes to accessing AI infrastructure. As private equity and tech giants consolidate ownership of data center capacity, they’re not removing it from the market, but they are fundamentally changing who gets first access...
