{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"The $10 Billion Data Center Deal","description":"The Blackstone acquisition of QTS Realty for $10 billion is the biggest deal ever for the data center industry. We highlighted the potential for these huge deals in DCF's 2021 forecast. Here's some thoughts on the Blackstone-QTS deal, what it means for data center M&amp;amp;A, and what comes next.  Links: Blackstone to Acquire QTS in Blockbuster Data Center Deal  https:\/\/datacenterfrontier.com\/qts-acquired-by-blackstone-in-blockbuster-data-center-ma-deal\/   Data Center M&amp;amp;A on the Horizon as New SPACs go Shopping  https:\/\/datacenterfrontier.com\/data-center-ma-on-the-horizon-as-new-spacs-go-shopping\/ Pandemic Could Drive Data Center M&amp;amp;A, Reshaping Industry Landscape  https:\/\/datacenterfrontier.com\/pandemic-could-drive-data-center-ma-reshaping-industry-landscape\/ For all our 2021 predictions: Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center in 2021.  https:\/\/datacenterfrontier.com\/eight-trends-that-will-shape-the-data-center-industry-in-2021\/ Be sure to subscribe for more great data center content! ","author_name":"The Data Center Frontier Show","author_url":"http:\/\/datacenterfrontiershow.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19412426\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/19412426"}