POWER OF
                                    ATTORNEY

                Know   all   by  these  presents  that  the  undersigned  hereby
 constitutes  and appoints each of of Shirley E. Goza and Shannon L. Wengert and
 Aga M. Carpenter, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

       (1) Execute  for  and  on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
           capacity  as  a  director  of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company"),
           Forms  3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
           Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or
           reports  the  undersigned  may be required to file in connection with
           the   undersigned's   ownership,   acquisition,   or  disposition  of
           securities of the Company

       (2) Do  and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
           which  may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
           Form  3,  4,  or  5  and timely file such form with the United States
           Securities  and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
           authority; and

       (3) Take  any  other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
           foregoing  which,  in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
           benefit  to,  in  the  best  interest of, or legally required by, the
           undersigned,  it being understood that the documents executed by such
           attorney-in-fact  on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
           of  Attorney  shall  be in such form and shall contain such terms and
           conditions   as   such   attorney-in-fact   may   approve   in   such
           attorney-in-fact's discretion.

       The  undersigned  hereby  grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and  authority  to  do  and  perform  any  and  every  act  and thing whatsoever
requisite,  necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and  powers  herein  granted,  as  fully  to  all  intents  and  purposes as the
undersigned  might  or  could  do  if  personally  present,  with  full power of
substitution  or  revocation,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that such
attorney-in-fact,  or  such  attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully  do  or  cause  to  be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights  and  powers  herein  granted.  The  undersigned  acknowledges  that  the
foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned,  are  not  assuming,  nor  is  the  Company  assuming,  any  of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to  comply  with  Section  16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

       This  Power  of  Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned  is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's  holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless  earlier  revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

                                [Signature Page
                                    Follows]



        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
 be executed as of this 27th day of September 2019.

                                          /s/ Peter Marino
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Peter Marino


                 Signature Page to Section 16 Power of Attorney