Rose Weinschenk

Rose Weinschenk

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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Annual outage analysis 2025

The prevention of outages has always been a top priority for data center owners and operators — but outages do occur. This report analyzes recent Uptime Institute data on IT and data center outages: their causes, costs and consequences.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
 
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Mentorships: practical strategies for retaining new employees

Data center owners and operators find it challenging to retain qualified staff. Research-backed strategies can provide solutions for building stronger mentorship programs and improved staff retention.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
 
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Sustainability requirements rise as climate risks intensify

Results from the Uptime Institute Sustainability and Climate Change Survey 2024 reveal how operators navigate climate change risks while expanding efforts to improve their environmental footprint.

Data Reports 5 min read 1 comment
 
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Publicly reported outages see increase in deliberate attacks

Major and damaging publicly reported outages are increasingly likely to be due to a deliberate attack — whether cyber or physical, according to Uptime Intelligence public outage data for 2024.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
 
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Are data center workforce initiatives effective?

Data shows that cuts to workforce initiatives and mentorships had little effect on the proportion of new hires in 2024. Owners and operators can consider reassessing and restructuring these programs.

Intelligence Updates 3 min read
 
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Deconstructing NIMBY: how to avoid planning conflicts

Understanding the principles of human behavior and how they relate to community engagement and siting strategies can reduce potential conflict between data centers and local residents

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
 
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AI adds to rising demand for capacity

This report highlights some of the findings from the Uptime Institute Capacity Trends and Cloud Survey 2024. Findings offer insight into what is driving capacity expansion.

Data Reports 4 min read
 
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Cloud repatriation is overstated

This report highlights some of the findings from the Uptime Institute Capacity Trends and Cloud Survey 2024. In particular, this report offers an insight into what drives migration to and from the public cloud.

Data Reports 4 min read
 
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Extended reality offers new training capabilities

New augmented reality and virtual reality technologies can provide effective training capabilities for data center staff but are not yet a complete substitute for in-person training.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read 2 comments
 
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Operators struggle to retain staff and fill vacant positions

Staff shortages and recruitment challenges remain the key workforce challenges facing data center owners and operators in 2024. This report highlights some of the findings from the Uptime Institute Staffing and Recruitment Survey 2024.

Data Reports 5 min read
 
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AI adoption in data centers: an insight into job displacement

Many speculate that AI and automation might replace humans in data center jobs but there is little evidence to support this line of thought. The data center industry has characteristics that researchers believe may protect against worker displacement

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
 
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Bridging the skills gap: lessons from China

Examining staffing trends in China’s data centers could provide insights into how US and European data center teams can expand their talent pipeline and address workforce shortages caused by an aging population.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
 
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Building trust: working with AI-based tools

Trust in AI as a tool for data center operations has declined sharply in the past three years. It is possible to control for the factors that drive mistrust — and see better outcomes when employees interact with AI-based systems.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read 1 comment
 
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Sustainability teams: key players and crucial collaborations

Data center teams and their suppliers need to build a coherent, achievable sustainability strategy to address emerging regulations. Managers should clarify roles and set cross-functional metrics to achieve sustainability goals.

Intelligence Updates 11 min read 1 comment
 
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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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