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Rose Weinschenk
1 days ago
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
Rose Weinschenk
30 Oct 2024
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
Douglas Donnellan
26 Sep 2024
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024: regional view

This report provides a regional view of the results from the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024 and highlights some of the different challenges and strategies of data center owners and operators across the globe.

Data Reports 4 min read
Rose Weinschenk
25 Sep 2024
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
Douglas Donnellan
12 Sep 2024
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024: supplier view

The main challenges facing their customers, according to suppliers that responded to the Global Data Center Survey 2024, is predicting future data center capacity and the impact that staffing shortages will have on capacity growth.

Data Reports 4 min read
Douglas Donnellan Daniel Bizo Jacqueline Davis Andy Lawrence Dr. Owen Rogers Lenny Simon Max Smolaks
10 Jul 2023
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023

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

Keynote Reports 45 min read
Daniel Bizo
9 Mar 2023
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2022 Q&A

This Q&A brings together contributor / member questions and expert answers resulting from the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2022. Topics discussed include: IT efficiency, sustainability, outages, supply chain issues and staffing.…

34 min read
Douglas Donnellan
3 Jan 2023
Uptime Institute Data Center and IT Spending Survey 2022

Results from Uptime Institute’s Data Center and IT Spending Survey 2022 reveal how enterprise operators and colocation providers are adapting their spending strategies to meet the growing demand for digital services.

Data Reports 10 min read
Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Dr. Owen Rogers Jacqueline Davis Max Smolaks Lenny Simon Douglas Donnellan
7 Sep 2022
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2022

The Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey is the most comprehensive of its kind. The findings reveal the experiences of data center operators in the areas of performance, resiliency, efficiency and sustainability.

Keynote Reports 45 min read
Dr. Tomas Rahkonen
7 Feb 2022
Supply problems favor standardization and scale

The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed supply chains globally, resulting in higher prices and increased delivery times for many components. Shortages and delays are likely to persist into 2022 and beyond as demand for IT, and for new data center…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jacqueline Davis
18 Oct 2021
Uptime Institute global supply-side survey 2021

The survey finds spending on data centers is growing; forecasting capacity is the largest operator challenge; and the use of lithium-ion batteries and other technologies is more common.

Keynote Reports 18 min read
Jacqueline Davis
14 Jul 2021
Data center AI finds true believers in Asia

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly sophisticated, one of its most anticipated benefits is a transformative reduction in the data center workforce, by augmenting the abilities of workers and relieving these workers of more…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
16 Apr 2021
Pandemic has driven up data center costs

As the pandemic began to make an impact in early 2020, it became clear that data center operators were going to have to invest more if they were to provide the services on which their customers were increasingly reliant. Short-term needs included…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
27 Aug 2020
Data center workforce diversity makes good business sense

Increasingly, data centers cannot find qualified candidates for open jobs. Companies that commit to diverse and inclusive workplaces are more likely to have better financial performance; greater innovation and productivity; and higher employee-…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
24 Aug 2020
Pandemics: Operators plan to be ready next time

Data center managers, on both the facilities and the IT side of operations, are known for their preparedness. Even so, the pandemic caught most by surprise. Few had an effective pandemic plan in place, and most had to react and adapt on the fly, as…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read