Pranav Hotkar
Austin, Texas – June 18, 2026 - Digital Realty has introduced a new AI-native infrastructure control platform designed to make enterprise AI deployments more programmable across its global data center ecosystem, extending intelligent automation to more than 800 Digital Realty and third-party facilities worldwide.
The platform, called ServiceFabric MCP, builds on Digital Realty's existing ServiceFabric interconnection portfolio by incorporating the emerging Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that enables AI agents and applications to securely interact with infrastructure through standardized interfaces. The company said the technology is intended to simplify how enterprises deploy, connect, and manage distributed AI environments spanning colocation facilities, cloud platforms, and private infrastructure.
Unlike traditional network orchestration tools, ServiceFabric MCP introduces a programmable control layer that allows AI systems to automate infrastructure operations, including connectivity provisioning, telemetry, security policy enforcement, and operational workflows. According to Digital Realty, the platform is built on its AI Private Exchange (AIPx) architecture, which combines interconnection services with orchestration capabilities to support enterprise-scale AI deployments.
The launch reflects a broader shift in the data center industry as operators move beyond simply providing power, space, and cooling toward delivering software-defined infrastructure optimized for AI workloads. As enterprises build private AI environments, infrastructure providers are increasingly developing automation tools that can manage complex, distributed computing environments while reducing deployment times and operational complexity.
Digital Realty said ServiceFabric MCP has been validated across internal deployments, enterprise AI implementations, and partner environments. The platform supports Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity, real-time infrastructure telemetry, identity and access management, and integrations with enterprise operations platforms, enabling customers to automate infrastructure management without being tied to a single AI model or cloud provider.
The announcement also expands Digital Realty's broader Foundation for AI strategy, which combines high-density colocation, advanced cooling, private interconnection, and AI-ready infrastructure into a unified platform for enterprise customers. Earlier this year, the company launched AI infrastructure initiatives focused on validated deployment architectures and high-density environments capable of supporting GPU-intensive workloads.
As AI infrastructure becomes increasingly distributed across enterprise facilities, hyperscale cloud regions, and colocation campuses, operators are placing greater emphasis on programmable infrastructure that can dynamically allocate connectivity, monitor performance, and maintain policy compliance. Digital Realty believes open standards such as Model Context Protocol will play an important role in enabling AI agents to interact directly with underlying infrastructure while preserving security and operational control.
With ServiceFabric MCP now available across its global platform, Digital Realty is positioning its data center network as an AI-native infrastructure layer capable of supporting the next generation of enterprise AI applications, where software automation increasingly complements the physical foundations of power, cooling, and connectivity.
