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Dr. Owen Rogers
6 hours ago
Why technology business management does more than FinOps

While the aim of FinOps is to manage just the cloud costs, technology business management seeks to aggregate all costs of IT, including data centers, servers, software and labor, to identify savings and manage return on investment.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Andy Lawrence
12 Nov 2024
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
Rose Weinschenk
26 Apr 2024
Equipment prices rise despite supply chain improvements

Results from the Uptime Institute Supply Chain Survey 2023 reveal that data center owners and operators are continuing to suffer supply chain delays, but these appear to be less frequent and severe than in 2022.

Data Reports 6 min read
John O'Brien Douglas Donnellan
18 Mar 2024
Capacity expands rapidly, but complexity is challenging

Data center capacities are expanding rapidly, and organizations are increasingly using hybrid IT to meet rising demand. However, the growing complexity of IT environments is exposing limitations to current approaches.

Data Reports 8 min read
Douglas Donnellan
18 Jan 2024
Colocation and public cloud growth masks enterprise expansion

Large colocation and public cloud companies have been growing strongly and very publicly, but enterprises continue to add data center capacity too, Uptime Intelligence data shows.

Intelligence Updates 3 min read
Jay Dietrich
16 Nov 2023
Accounting for net-zero emissions and carbon-free energy goals

This report explains the nuances of using energy consumption, energy attribute certificates and emissions factor data to calculate the use of renewable energy and carbon-free energy, and a Scope 1 and 2 emissions inventory.

Briefing Reports 11 min read
John O'Brien Andy Lawrence
31 Oct 2023
"Hyperscale colocation": the emergence of gigawatt campuses

Gigantic “gigawatt” data center campuses are being proposed or planned in many locations around the world. They could change the digital infrastructure landscape, but many questions — including how many will be built — remain.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
1 Sep 2023
Always consider reserved instances to squeeze cloud costs

Reserved instances are a pricing model for virtual machines offered by cloud providers. As they offer savings of up to 70% compared with on-demand pricing, organizations should use them liberally, especially in challenging times.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Douglas Donnellan
7 Aug 2023
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023: supplier view

As part of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023, data center equipment vendors and consultants were asked about customer spending, supply chains and DCIM adoption. This report highlights the key findings.

Data Reports 9 min read
Matt Stansberry
15 Jun 2023
REPLAY | Webinar: Staying Above Water During Supply Chain Troubles

75% of organizations in North America have experienced supply chain delays. With organizations already stretching equipment life-cycles, how do we stay ahead of equipment and spare shortages that could leave us vulnerable?

On-Demand Webinars 58 min
Dr. Owen Rogers
7 Mar 2023
Data shows the cloud goes where the money is

Hyperscale cloud providers have opened numerous operating regions in all corners of the world over the past decade. The three most prominent — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure — now have 105 distinct regions (excluding…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Douglas Donnellan Dr. Owen Rogers
3 Feb 2023
Uptime Institute Data Center Capacity Trends Survey 2022

Data center capacities continued to grow for colocation and enterprise facilities throughout 2022. Operators appear to be more aware of costs as they look to increase server power densities and reduce energy use.

Data Reports 8 min read
Daniel Bizo Dr. Owen Rogers Jacqueline Davis
17 Jan 2023
REPLAY | Webinar: Five Data Center Predictions for 2023

Prolonged supply chain difficulties, high energy prices, and sweeping sustainability mandates — the digital infrastructure sector had its plate full in a tumultuous 2022. But new uncertainties abound that add more risk to operations and business…

On-Demand Webinars 65 min
Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Dr. Owen Rogers Jacqueline Davis Max Smolaks Lenny Simon Douglas Donnellan
5 Jan 2023
Five data center predictions for 2023

Uptime Institute Intelligence looks beyond some of the more obvious trends of 2023 — that the sector continues to expand and innovate while facing stricter regulatory requirements — and identifies some challenging issues.

Keynote Reports 50 min read
Jacqueline Davis
2 Sep 2021
Uptime Institute Data Center Capacity Survey 2021

Increasing demand for data center capacity is challenging operators to optimize their server footprint. What is the relative value of virtualization, software containers, public cloud, and IT upgrades to manage growth? What elements of data center…

Data Reports 10 min read