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
5 days ago
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
9 Jul 2026
Data centers face new scrutiny over heat island effect
Data center waste heat does not significantly raise local temperatures, but concerns over the heat island effect demand a robust response that addresses monitoring and mitigation measures.
Intelligence Updates
4 min read
8 Jul 2026
2026 Data Center Operations and AI Survey [Results and Crosstab files]
Paul Carton
Anthony Sbarra
Laurie Williams
Results from Uptime Institute's 2026 Data Center Operations and AI Survey (n=867) focus AI training and AI inference workloads hosted in data centers, as well as how AI workloads are being deployed in terms of data center cooling systems and rack…
4 Jun 2026
Rethinking thermal storage as a capacity tool
Dr. Rand Talib
AI workloads are forcing operators to rethink cooling infrastructure: as power constraints intensify, thermal energy storage is gaining renewed attention as a way to shift cooling demand, reduce peak load and increase usable IT capacity.
Intelligence Updates
7 min read
3 Jun 2026
Consensus and confusion in liquid cooling maintenance
The early years of scale DLC deployment came with complexities in system design, coolant chemistry, resiliency design and maintenance practices. Operator experiences suggest consensus is beginning to form, if imperfectly.
Intelligence Updates
8 min read
1 May 2026
2026 Global Data Center Survey [Results and Crosstabs]
The 16th 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 files…
24 Apr 2026
Dry cooling energy performance can rival evaporative cooling
Jay Dietrich
Cooling systems with similar energy performance can vary significantly in water consumption. An analysis of facility data confirms that evaporative cooling's efficiency advantage may be limited and dependent on unacceptable levels of water use.
Briefing Reports
11 min read
3 comments
14 Apr 2026
Investments back two-phase cooling as water cold plate successor
While water cold plates continue to dominate current liquid-cooling adoption, the industry has also turned its attention to different approaches, with two-phase cold plates in particular becoming a promising alternative.
Intelligence Updates
7 min read
1 comment
2 Mar 2026
Feb. 2026 AI Infrastructure Survey [Results and Crosstab files]
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…
3 Feb 2026
Next-gen GPUs may not need chillers — but data centers do
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's comment that liquid-cooled AI racks will need no chillers created some turbulence — however, the concept of a chiller-free data center is an old one and is unlikely to suit most operators.
Intelligence Updates
4 min read
21 Jan 2026
Liquid cooling will not outgrow its high-density niche
DLC was developed to handle high heat loads from densified IT. True mainstream DLC adoption remains elusive; it still awaits design refinements to address outstanding operational issues for mission-critical applications.
Intelligence Updates
6 min read
12 Jan 2026
Coolant distribution units can complicate commissioning
DLC introduces challenges at all levels of data center commissioning. Some end users accept CDUs without factory witness testing — a significant departure from the conventional commissioning script
Intelligence Updates
5 min read
2 comments
Five data center predictions for 2026
Uptime Intelligence looks beyond the more obvious trends of 2026 and examines some of the latest developments and challenges shaping the data center industry.
Keynote Reports
28 min read
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