Meet the analyst team

Andy Lawrence

Executive Director, Uptime Institute Research

Andy is a founding member and the Executive Director of Research for Uptime Institute Intelligence, which analyzes and explains trends shaping the critical infrastructure industry. He has extensive experience analyzing developments in IT, emerging technologies, data centers and infrastructure, and advising companies on technical and business strategies.

Daniel Bizo

Senior Research Director

Over the past 15 years, Daniel has covered the business and technology of enterprise IT and infrastructure in various roles, including industry analyst and advisor. His research includes sustainability, operations, and energy efficiency within the data center, on topics like emerging battery technologies, thermal operation guidelines, and processor chip technology.

Douglas Donnellan

Research Analyst

Douglas is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute covering sustainability in data centers. His background includes environmental research and communications, with a strong focus on education.

Dr. Owen Rogers

Senior Research Director

Dr. Owen Rogers is Uptime Institute’s Senior Research Director of Cloud Computing. Dr. Rogers has been analyzing the economics of cloud for over a decade as a chartered engineer, product manager and industry analyst. Rogers covers all areas of cloud, including AI, FinOps, sustainability, hybrid infrastructure and quantum computing.

Dr. Rand Talib

Research Analyst

Dr. Rand Talib is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute with expertise in energy analysis, building performance modeling, and sustainability. Dr. Talib holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in building systems and energy efficiency. Her background blends academic research and real-world consulting, with a strong foundation in machine learning, energy audits, and high-performance infrastructure systems.

Dr. Tomas Rahkonen

Research Director Sustainability (Europe)

Dr. Rahkonen is the Research Director Sustainability, Europe at Uptime Institute. Rahkonen has spent the last 25 years in positions within the telecommunications, mobile communications, and data center sectors globally, and most recently served as the CTO of Flexenclosure, where he managed the design and delivery of prefab data centers across four continents.

Jacqueline Davis

Research Analyst

Jacqueline is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute covering global trends and technologies that underpin critical digital infrastructure. Her background includes environmental monitoring and data interpretation in the environmental compliance and health and safety fields.

Jay Dietrich

Research Director of Sustainability

Jay is the Research Director of Sustainability at Uptime Institute. Dietrich looks beyond the hype to analyze the transformations required in energy and IT systems, data centers and software management systems, and intra-organizational collaboration, both within and between companies, to deliver sustainable data center operations.

John O'Brien

Senior Research Analyst

John is Uptime Institute’s Senior Research Analyst for Digital Infrastructure Software, covering applications for IT-OT management, monitoring, control, and operational AI. Prior to Uptime, John was a research director at IT analyst firms IDC, GlobalData and Ovum/Informa.

Max Smolaks

Research Analyst

Max is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute Intelligence. Mr Smolaks’ expertise spans digital infrastructure management software, power and cooling equipment, and regulations and standards. He has 10 years’ experience as a technology journalist, reporting on innovation in IT and data center infrastructure.

Peter Judge

Senior Research Analyst

Peter is a Senior Research Analyst at Uptime Intelligence. His expertise includes sustainability, energy efficiency, power and cooling in data centers. He has been a technology journalist for 30 years and has specialized in data centers for the past 10 years.

Rose Weinschenk

Research Associate

Rose is a Research Associate at Uptime Institute covering staffing and education in data centers. Her background includes psychology research, with a focus on ethics.
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