Andy Lawrence

Andy Lawrence

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.

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OPINION | For a grid connection, form a disorderly line

Data center builders who need power must navigate changing rules, unpredictable demands — and be prepared to trade.

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REPLAY | Uptime Intelligence Client Webinar: Cooling limitations for AI data centers

How far can we go with air? Uptime experts discuss and answer questions on cooling strategies and debate the challenges and trade-offs with efficiency and costs.Please watch this latest entry in the Uptime Intelligence Client Webinar series. The…

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
 
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REPLAY | Strategies for Powering Data Centers with Carbon Free Power

Rapidly increasing electricity demand requires new generation capacity to power new data centers. What are some of the new, innovative power generation technology and procurement options being developed to meet capacity growth and what are their…

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
 
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The DeepSeek paradox: more efficiency, more infrastructure?

The emergence of the Chinese DeepSeek LLM has raised many questions. In this analysis, Uptime Intelligence considers some of the implications for all those primarily concerned with the deployment of AI infrastructure.

Intelligence Updates 10 min read
 
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REPLAY | Five Data Center Predictions for 2025

Uptime Intelligence surveys the data center industry landscape to look deeper at what can actually happen in 2025 and beyond based on the latest trends and developments. The stronghold that AI has on the industry is a constant discussion - but how…

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
 
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Five data center predictions for 2025

Uptime Intelligence looks beyond the more obvious trends of 2025 and examines some of the latest developments and challenges shaping the data center industry.

Keynote Reports 28 min read
 
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Grid demand will require active participation from data centers

Power grids are under stress, struggling to meet future demand and increasingly prone to outages. More utilities will expect data centers to contribute power — and be more flexible in their use of power.

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REPLAY | IT Consolidation: A critical data center sustainability initiative

As the industry power demand grows, IT operators must focus on both IT infrastructure power demand and supply. A portion of the required power growth can be eliminated through better utilization of existing and new IT infrastructure and software…

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
 
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AI: enterprises are active — but cautious

Enterprises have much enthusiasm for AI, interviews and workshops by Uptime Intelligence suggest, but this is tempered by caution. Most hope to avoid disruptive, expensive or careless investments.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
 
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Record investment masks a related trend: rising costs

Data center operating and capital costs have been rising strongly in recent years — and will almost certainly continue to do so. Sooner or later, those in the IT supply chain will need to deliver their backers a return on investment.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
 
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REPLAY | Does data center growth have to come at the cost of sustainability?

The acceleration of data center energy consumption growth projections appears to threaten sustainability objectives. Instead, it demands a reinvigoration of efforts to improve the energy efficiency of the IT infrastructure through better system…

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
 
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REPLAY | Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey Results 2024

The data center industry's largest and most influential survey results are in! Join us as we discuss the 14th Annual Uptime Global Data Center Survey 2024 which reveals an industry that is expanding, and is also planning for major technological,…

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Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024

The 14th edition of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey highlights the experiences and strategies of data center owners and operators in the areas of resiliency, sustainability, efficiency, staffing, cloud and AI.

Keynote Reports 27 min read
 
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Global IT disruption highlights concentration, third-party risk

Several recent outages have exposed the global dependency on a small number of third-party suppliers — and governments around the world are already taking note.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
 
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Six AI infrastructure conundrums

Although there is still uncertainty around the rate of AI adoption, many organizations are pushing ahead to avoid being left behind. However, behind this enthusiasm, there are six issues that operators face when hosting AI.

Intelligence Updates 10 min read
 
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