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Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive: proposed reporting revisions

Most of Europe’s Energy Efficient Directive (EED) requirements are set, but key issues remain. The draft EED delegated act, the last step to finalizing information and key performance indicators, is released for comments and revision.

Briefing Reports 15 min read
Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich Profile picture for user rweinschenk Rose Weinschenk
What does embedded carbon of IT really represent?

Data center and IT managers face growing demand to publish comprehensive carbon inventory reports. But estimates for the carbon content embedded in IT equipment have questionable accuracy and usefulness in informing decisions.

Intelligence Updates 8 min read
Profile picture for user ddonnellan Douglas Donnellan Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo Profile picture for user msmolaks Max Smolaks Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis Profile picture for user jobrien John O'Brien
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
Profile picture for user ddonnellan Douglas Donnellan
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
Profile picture for user ddonnellan Douglas Donnellan Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Tracking of IT equipment varies widely and often falls short

Results from the Uptime Institute IT and Power Efficiency Survey 2023 suggest that many organizations may struggle to meet regulatory requirements for energy, carbon and IT life cycle tracking.

Data Reports 8 min read
Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis
DLC will not come to the rescue of data center sustainability

As operators deploy cold plate and immersion cooling, the cost or operational efficiency benefits are bound to disappoint. DLC alone will not bring the breakthrough in energy or sustainability performance the industry needs.

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
REPLAY | Webinar: Collecting & Aggregating Operating Data to Demonstrate Sustainability Performance

This webinar explores the data management process improvements necessary to track and report work per energy performance to meet customer expectations and regulatory mandates.

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis Profile picture for user jobrien John O'Brien
Large data centers are mostly more efficient, analysis confirms

New survey data allows Uptime Institute to look at industry power usage effectiveness (PUE) in finer detail. Comparing PUE by compute capacity shows that, on average, larger sites have lower PUEs.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Germany’s EEA: will inefficient data centers become obsolete?

The thresholds set by Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act could make many legacy enterprise data centers obsolete — or else require operators to upgrade or move to compliant facilities

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
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
Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
EED comes into force, creating an enormous task for the industry

The final publication of the approved EED means that data center operators will need to undertake internal efforts to comply with energy management system and data reporting requirements.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
REPLAY | Webinar: Critical Scope 3 Accounting: Quantifying Cloud, Colo & Embedded Carbon Emissions

This session evaluates the methodologies to account for emissions from IT operations in cloud and colocation facilities and embedded carbon in IT equipment purchases, and discusses their management as part of a net zero program.

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Profile picture for user jobrien John O'Brien Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence
"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
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence
When net-zero goals meet harsh realities

Executives in many industries have been bold with their sustainability claims, setting ambitious net-zero goals and heralding minor successes. For digital infrastructure, as elsewhere, a painful and expensive correction is coming.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Profile picture for user ddonnellan Douglas Donnellan
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