Summer 2026
Intern – Portfolio Management & Property Operations
Portfolio Management & Property Operations
Digital Realty
5,001-10,000 employees
Global data center REIT with interconnection
No salary listed
Boston, MA, USA + 2 more
More locations: Dallas, TX, USA | Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program
- A positive attitude and a desire to learn
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to re-prioritize assignments and “switch gears” quickly
- Motivation to dive into the details, even when they might not have much information
- Enjoy understanding new technologies and the intersection of real estate and the internet
- A “can do it” mindset and a notepad for questions
- Learn about and prepare real estate financial underwriting models
- Learn about real estate financial reporting and associated metrics
- Learn about and practice real estate revenue and expense budgeting/forecasting
- Learn about and prepare property-level budgeting and analysis, both from a capital and operating perspective
- Prepare and analyze investment analysis models in MS Excel
- Prepare market analysis using mapping software and PowerPoint
- Work with Analyst team to prepare real estate property tax expense analyses
- Experience with MS Office products preferred – particularly MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Digital Realty Trust owns and operates a global portfolio of data centers that it leases to cloud providers, enterprises, and service firms. It makes money mainly from long-term leases of space, ranging from wholesale and hyperscale capacity to retail colocation, plus growing interconnection services that link customers to clouds and networks inside its facilities. The company differentiates itself with a large global footprint, a history of strategic acquisitions, and a strong focus on sustainability and renewable energy to fund its projects. Its goal is to provide a scalable, interconnected digital infrastructure platform that supports customers’ multi‑cloud needs and data workloads while expanding its own portfolio and services.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
2004
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Digital Realty booked a record 200MW AI inference lease in 2026.
- Singapore's capacity reopening supports Digital Realty's planned S$7 billion expansion.
- The May 6, 2026 DCD Academy partnership strengthens operations hiring amid industry shortages.
What critics are saying
- Singapore allocations remain rationed, and rivals already captured 80MW in 2023.
- €2 billion Italy builds face permitting, power, and execution delays in Rome and Milan.
- Large hyperscale deals concentrate revenue on a few customers, raising backlog conversion risk.
What makes Digital Realty unique
- Digital Realty operates 300+ data centers across 55+ metros and 25+ countries.
- PlatformDIGITAL monetizes interconnection density, not just racks, for hybrid cloud and AI workloads.
- Its carrier-neutral footprint attracts 5,000+ customers across hyperscale, enterprise, and network ecosystems.
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Garry Tan (YC CEO) shared: $425B spent building US data centers in 2025 = ~1.5% of GDP. Loudoun County, Virginia is the epicenter of the data center boom, home to major facilities from Equinix, Digital Realty, AWS, and others.
Digital Realty Trust plans to invest €2 billion in Italy over the next five years as part of a Mediterranean-focused expansion in Europe. The Austin-based data centre operator will construct facilities in Rome and Milan, expecting to hire hundreds of local staff. The investment reflects growing demand for data centre infrastructure in Southern Europe as companies expand their digital operations across the region.
Digital Realty pledges S$7 billion investment in Singapore, including new data centers. Company looks to add to three existing facilities in a constrained market April 09, 2026 US colocation giant Digital Realty is planning a large-scale investment in Singapore. The company this week announced it is targeting nearly S$7 billion (US$5.48bn) of total investment in Singapore. Digital's SIN12 facility in Singapore - Digital Realty That figure includes more than S$4.3 billion (US$3.37bn) planned for new data center developments, building on existing investments. Further details of any new facilities were not shared. "Singapore is emerging as a critical hub for AI inference in Asia Pacific," said Serene Nah, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, Digital Realty. "As organizations deploy AI in real-world environments, they need secure, highly connected infrastructure close to where data is created and consumed. This S$7 billion investment target demonstrates our confidence in Singapore's role as the region's AI infrastructure anchor. We're not just expanding capacity - we're building the operational capabilities, innovation facilities, and local talent base needed to support customers as AI enters production at scale." Digital Realty currently lists three data centers in Singapore: SIN10, SIN11, and SIN12, totaling 925,000 sq ft (85,900 sq ft) of colocation space and 70MW of capacity. The company first entered Singapore in 2010, acquiring a newly developed data center. First announced in 2019, the 50MW SIN12 (also known as Digital Loyang II) launched in 2021. Announced in 2015, the 13MW SIN11 (aka Digital Loyang I) was redeveloped from a former paper store and launched in 2016. Singapore has had a moratorium on new data center developments since 2019 (although already authorized facilities were allowed to be built after this point), but this is starting to be relaxed. Equinix, GDS, Microsoft, and a consortium of AirTrunk and TikTok-owner ByteDance were collectively allocated 80MW of capacity in 2023. Digital reportedly missed out on a capacity allocation, with reports suggesting the company had applied to develop a 60MW facility. The Singapore government is currently requesting applications for further data center projects, and is set to allow up to 200MW of capacity to be developed. Get a roundup of the latest regional news across Asia fortnightly. More in colocation & wholesale.
Digital Realty has opened its first Asia Pacific innovation lab in Tokyo, Japan, marking the second such facility globally after Northern Virginia. The Digital Realty Innovation Lab at the NRT12 data centre is designed to help enterprises test and optimise AI and hybrid cloud architectures under real-world conditions. Established through MC Digital Realty, a joint venture between Digital Realty and Mitsubishi Corporation, the facility supports Japan's push to invest over 10 trillion yen in semiconductor and AI technologies by 2030. The lab features both air-cooled and direct liquid-cooled environments for high-power-density workloads. Over 20 partner companies are currently using the facility to explore AI-ready infrastructure. Digital Realty plans to launch a third innovation lab in Singapore in the second half of 2026.
Digital Realty has opened NRT14, its third data centre at the NRT campus in Inzai City, Japan. The facility brings the campus's total IT power capacity to nearly 100 megawatts. Developed through MC Digital Realty, a 50/50 joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, NRT14 features hybrid liquid- and air-cooling capabilities optimised for next-generation graphics processing units. The facility is amongst the first in Japan to achieve DGX-Ready Data Center certification, enabling it to support high-density AI workloads exceeding 100 kilowatts. NRT14 offers colocation services of up to 150 kilowatts per rack and provides a low-latency network environment. The facility addresses growing demand in the Tokyo metropolitan area for scalable data centres supporting AI training and inference deployments.