Chris Brown
Uptime Institute's Annual Global Data Center Survey, now in its 16th year, is the most comprehensive and longest-running study of its kind. The findings in this report highlight the practices and experiences of data center owners and operators in…
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REPLAY | Uptime Institute's 16th Annual Global Data Center Survey Results
On-Demand Webinars
60 min
29 Jul 2026
AI-accelerated digital twins: lessons for operators
AI-accelerated digital twins are central to many AI factory designs and builds. But despite progress in tackling specific power, cooling and IT challenges, most applications remain unproven beyond initial pilots and lack a clear return on investment.
Intelligence Updates
6 min read
Douglas Donnellan
Andy Lawrence
Daniel Bizo
Dr. Owen Rogers
Peter Judge
John O'Brien
Jacqueline Davis
Max Smolaks
Rose Weinschenk
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.
Keynote Reports
32 min read
15 Jul 2026
Draft grid rules position data centers as active grid participants
Jay Dietrich
NERC's draft computational load standards could redefine data centers as active grid participants, requiring new modeling, data reporting, operational coordination and disturbance reporting in a bid to protect grid stability.
Intelligence Updates
8 min read
18 Jun 2026
BESS in data centers: use cases and technologies
Can batteries transform how data centers power AI and connect to the grid? To do so, BESS technologies will need further economic and technical improvements to unlock faster interconnections, cleaner energy and smarter power control.
Briefing Reports
14 min read
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10 Jun 2026
Hourly-matched net-zero by 2030 was an unrealistic Holy Grail
Operators in most geographies should reconsider hastily-set commitments to reach 24x7 carbon-free energy consumption. Instead, they should adopt more realistic goals.
Intelligence Updates
8 min read
2 Jun 2026
Is demand response a viable accelerator for grid interconnects?
AI data centers are racing ahead, but the grid isn't keeping up: operators need to rethink how they connect to, generate and manage energy to unlock expansion without overwhelming already strained generation and transmission systems.
Briefing Reports
15 min read
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20 May 2026
The problem with energy per token
Benchmarks may produce impressive energy-per-token metrics, but real-world AI workloads are bursty; when throughput drops and GPUs sit idle, joules per token can increase. Do not size AI infrastructure for lab conditions — plan for demand.
Intelligence Updates
5 min read
19 May 2026
NERC alert points to future of grid
An alert from the North American grid connection authority shows that data centers will be treated similarly to generation assets when requesting power connections, requiring operators to share more information and permit operational monitoring.
Intelligence Updates
6 min read
13 May 2026
Emerging tech: carbon capture at source
By integrating new natural gas electricity generation with carbon capture, operators can safeguard net-zero targets threatened by a reliance on fossil power — but initial adoption will be costly and limited to specific geographic locations.
Intelligence Updates
6 min read
8 Apr 2026
Vendors gearing up for 800V DC adoption
The topic of direct current (DC) power distribution in data centers is back, and this time it may be different.
Intelligence Updates
4 min read
12 Mar 2026
REPLAY | Bring Your Own Power and Demand Flexibility May Fall Short for New Data Centers
Delays in grid interconnection continue to slow data center development. "Bring your own power" and demand flexibility are presented as ways to accelerate access to power and meet two to three year deployment targets. We'll briefly discuss the…
On-Demand Webinars
60 min
4 Mar 2026
REPLAY | Uptime Intelligence Client Webinar: The Current and Future Electrification Overhaul
As the data center industry aims to address rising power density, technical developments in facilities are undergoing significant changes. With average rack densities climbing, new ways to configure and power data centers are increasing. To keep up…
On-Demand Webinars
60 min
2 Mar 2026
Feb. 2026 AI Infrastructure Survey [Results and Crosstab files]
Paul Carton
Anthony Sbarra
Laurie Williams
Results from Uptime Institute's 2026 AI Infrastructure Survey (n=1,141) focus on the data center infrastructure currently used or being planned to use to host AI Training and AI Inference, as well as future industry outlooks on the usage of AI. The…
10 Feb 2026
Ireland's new grid rules signal shift in data center roles
Ireland has issued new conditions for large grid loads and proposed new codes for data center connections; similar measures are expected to follow in other locations.
Intelligence Updates
4 min read
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