Dr. Owen Rogers
Uptime Intelligence looks beyond the more obvious trends of 2025 and examines some of the latest developments and challenges shaping the data center industry.
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Five data center predictions for 2025
Keynote Reports
28 min read
18 Dec 2024
AI to trigger radical overhaul of data center electrification
Supersized generative AI models are placing onerous demands on both IT and facilities infrastructure. The challenge for next-generation AI infrastructure will be power, forcing operators to explore new electrification architectures.
11 Dec 2024
Nvidia's vision for data centers may be a false prophecy
Nvidia's dominant position in the AI hardware market may be steering data center design in the wrong direction. This dominance will be harder to sustain as enterprises begin to understand AI and opt for cheaper, simpler hardware.
2 Dec 2024
Most AI models will be trained in the cloud
The cost and complexity of deploying large-scale GPU clusters for generative AI training will drive many enterprises to the public cloud. Most enterprises will use pre-trained foundation models, to reduce computational overheads.
Intelligence Updates
5 min read
26 Nov 2024
AI: enterprises are active - but cautious
Enterprises have much enthusiasm for AI, interviews and workshops by Uptime Intelligence suggest, but this is tempered by caution. Most hope to avoid disruptive, expensive or careless investments.
Intelligence Updates
7 min read
13 Nov 2024
Understanding AI deployment methods and locations
Enterprises have various options on how and where to deploy their AI training and inference workloads. This report explains how these different options balance cost, complexity and customization.
Intelligence Updates
6 min read
29 Oct 2024
How generative AI learns and creates using GPUs
While GPUs are the power-hungry devices that enable effective AI training, it is innovations in software that are fueling the recent surge in interest and investment. This report explains how neural networks power generative AI.
Briefing Reports
20 min read
27 Sep 2024
Erratic power profiles of AI clusters: the root causes
AI training clusters can show rapid and large swings in power consumption. This behavior is likely driven by a combination of properties of both modern compute silicon and AI training software - and may be difficult to manage at scale.
11 Sep 2024
AI has a weight problem
Generative AI models brought about an influx of high-density cabinets. There has been much focus on how to best manage thermal issues, but the weight of power distribution equipment is a potentially overlooked concern.
Intelligence Updates
6 min read
1 Aug 2024
Hardware for AI: what makes it different
Most operators will be familiar with the outrageous power and cooling demands of hardware for generative AI. Why are these systems so difficult to accommodate, and what does this mean for the future of data center design?
Intelligence Updates
10 min read
Douglas Donnellan
Andy Lawrence
Daniel Bizo
Peter Judge
John O'Brien
Jacqueline Davis
Max Smolaks
Jabari Williams-George
Rose Weinschenk
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
12 Jul 2024
Six AI infrastructure conundrums
Although there is still uncertainty around the rate of AI adoption, many organizations are pushing ahead to avoid being left behind. However, behind this enthusiasm, there are six issues that operators face when hosting AI.
Intelligence Updates
10 min read
13 Mar 2024
Generative AI and global power consumption: high, but not that high
Preliminary calculations by Uptime Intelligence suggest the initial impact of generative AI on global data center power use is low - but it will rise quickly as adoption increases. How far generative AI will go remains unclear.
Intelligence Updates
5 min read
6 Feb 2024
Air-assisted direct liquid cooling: an overlooked option
Air-assisted direct liquid cooling systems offer trade-offs that make them attractive to operators looking to address server cooling and rack density challenges - and are relatively easy to install and maintain.
Five data center predictions for 2024
Uptime Intelligence looks beyond the more obvious trends of 2024 and identifies some challenging issues. Strong IT demand, high-density IT systems and tough sustainability requirements will drive a new wave of investment.
Keynote Reports
25 min read
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