This report highlights results from vendor and product supplier respondents to the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2026 and provides an insight into the spending strategies, technology adoption and other issues facing their customers.
Amid the politics and the build out boom driven by AI, data center operators continue to gather sustainability data - but rarely publicize it.
The Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey, now in its 16th year, highlights the practices, perceptions, intentions and experiences of data center owners and operators across resiliency, sustainability, efficiency, staffing, cloud and AI.
Drones over data centers: security risks and mitigation
The growing PUE advantage of larger data centers
Assessing data center operating headroom for extreme weather
NERC Computational loads reliability standards
Critical spares management: In-House vs. Spare-Parts-as-a-Service
Copper is becoming a systems constraint, not just a commodity issue
New Uptime Network Initiative! AI in Data Center Operations 2: I2I
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AI-accelerated digital twins: lessons for operators
Data centers face new scrutiny over heat island effect
A culture of token abundance collides with financial reality
Rethinking thermal storage as a capacity tool
Consensus and confusion in liquid cooling maintenance
Dry cooling energy performance can rival evaporative cooling
Draft grid rules position data centers as active grid participants
BESS in data centers: use cases and technologies
Hourly-matched net-zero by 2030 was an unrealistic Holy Grail
Near miss highlights need for new grid codes
Handling AI power fluctuations at the root cause
Cloud availability improved in 2025 — but worst cases worsen
Preventing skill decay as AI use expands
Ireland: on-site power is forced through the grid
Grid flexibility classification gives structure to demand response
