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Rose Weinschenk
14 Nov 2024
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
Jay Dietrich Rose Weinschenk
6 Aug 2024
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
Andy Lawrence Chris Brown Daniel Bizo Douglas Donnellan
31 Jul 2024
REPLAY | Webinar: 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,…

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Douglas Donnellan Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Peter Judge John O'Brien Jacqueline Davis Max Smolaks Jabari Williams-George Rose Weinschenk
26 Jul 2024
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
Anthony Sbarra
1 Jul 2024
Uptime Institute 2024 Global Data Center Survey [Results and Crosstab files]

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. The attached data…

Data Assets
Rose Weinschenk
27 Jun 2024
Targeted recruitment can widen the talent pool

Investing in recruitment initiatives and exploring underutilized talent pools could help data centers overcome current recruitment difficulties in sourcing appropriate candidates.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Rose Weinschenk
27 Feb 2024
Long shifts in data centers — time to reconsider?

Data center operator shifts typically range from seven to 12 hours. Longer shifts are often preferred by employees, but can introduce significant risks.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Douglas Donnellan
1 Jan 2024
Uptime Intelligence Research Agenda

The latest Uptime Intelligence research agenda includes a list all published and planned reports from January 2024 to October 2024, and is focused on Uptime Intelligence primary coverage areas: 1) power generation, distribution, energy storage; 2)…

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Rose Weinschenk Douglas Donnellan
7 Dec 2023
Operators struggle to overcome ongoing staff and skills shortage

Short-term tactics to reduce staff shortages are failing to offset the aging out of staff. Companies are neither investing in the retention and development of staff nor are they expanding their search to underutilized talent pools.

Data Reports 7 min read
Douglas Donnellan
17 Oct 2023
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023: North America view

The Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023 provided insights and site data from owners and operators globally. The findings from North America reveal key differences in the areas of staffing, energy, cloud and AI.

Data Reports 7 min read
Jacqueline Davis
14 Aug 2023
Data centers are short-staffed boys’ clubs

Two persistent trends in data center staffing are in apparent tension. The 2023 Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey confirmed, once again, that operations teams are struggling to attract and retain qualified staff. The severity of this…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Chris Brown Jacqueline Davis
18 Jul 2023
REPLAY | Webinar: Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey Results 2023

The data center industry's largest and most influential survey results are in! Join us as we discuss the 13th Annual Uptime Global Data Center Survey 2023 which reveals an industry that is growing, dynamic and increasingly resilient.

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Max Smolaks
15 Jun 2023
AI will have a limited role in data centers — for now

The topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the public’s imaginations, and now barely a week goes by without reports of another breakthrough. Among the many, sometimes dramatic predictions made by experts and non-experts alike is the…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Dr. Paul Carton
15 Nov 2022
Data center staffing — an ongoing struggle

Attracting and retaining qualified data center staff has been a major industry challenge for years — and continues to cause substantial problems for operators worldwide. Uptime Institute’s 2022 Management and Operations Survey shows staffing and…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
12 Feb 2021
Data center staff shortages don’t need to be a crisis

In every region of the world, data center capacity is being dramatically expanded. Across the board, the scale of capacity growth is stretching the critical infrastructure sector’s talent supply. The availability (or lack) of specialist staff will…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read