Why Consulting Firms Are Buying Their Own Data Centers

In this episode of Service Business Talks with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising trend: consulting firms are moving beyond cloud partnerships to buy and build their own data centers. They focus on McKinsey's acquisition of a former IBM data center in New Jersey, a 50,000-square-foot facility that now runs client simulations and proprietary AI models. The hosts break down the economics—why paying $20 million upfront beats a decade of cloud egress fees—and discuss what this means for client trust, data sovereignty, and the future of professional services. Lucas explains the 'data gravity' concept that's pulling strategy firms into infrastructure ownership, while Luna questions whether this creates a new conflict of interest when consultants also control the data pipes. A concrete look at how the biggest names in consulting are becoming hybrid tech firms, one server rack at a time. #Consulting #DataCenters #McKinsey #CloudComputing #Infrastructure #ProfessionalServices #ServiceBusinessTalks #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #DataStrategy #DigitalTransformation #PrivateCloud #DataSovereignty #Hyperscaler #EdgeComputing #ITConsulting #BusinessStrategy #DataGravity Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo