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Daniel Bizo Jacqueline Davis
3 Dec 2021
Uptime Institute Data Center Cooling Systems Survey 2021

Air cooling dominates the modern data center, and in defiance of forecasts, direct liquid cooling (DLC) remains a niche technology. If DLC overcomes barriers to adoption, when can we expect it to overtake air cooling?

Data Reports 10 min read
Jacqueline Davis Douglas Donnellan
1 Dec 2021
Bring on regulations for data center sustainability, say Europe and APAC

As the data center sector increases its focus on becoming more environmentally sustainable, regulators still have a part to play — the question is to what extent? In a recent Uptime Institute survey of nearly 400 data center operators and suppliers…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
23 Nov 2021
Climate change: More operators prepare to weather the storms

In the 2020 Uptime Institute Intelligence report The gathering storm: Climate change and data center resiliency, the author noted that, “While sustainability… features heavily in the marketing of many operators, the threat of extreme weather to…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jacqueline Davis
26 Oct 2021
Does the spread of direct liquid cooling make PUE less relevant?

The power usage effectiveness (PUE) metric is predominant thanks to its universal applicability and its simplicity: energy used by the entire data center, divided by energy used by the IT equipment. However, its simplicity could limit its future…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jacqueline Davis
18 Oct 2021
Uptime Institute global supply-side survey 2021

The survey finds spending on data centers is growing; forecasting capacity is the largest operator challenge; and the use of lithium-ion batteries and other technologies is more common.

Keynote Reports 18 min read
Jacqueline Davis
18 Oct 2021
Uptime Institute Supply Chain Survey 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic stressed the supply chain for data center equipment and construction. Many expect shortages to persist, driven by the ongoing pandemic and additional challenges.

Data Reports 10 min read
Daniel Bizo
31 Aug 2021
New ASHRAE guidelines challenge efficiency drive

Earlier in 2021, ASHRAE’s Technical Committee 9.9 published an update — the fifth edition — of its Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments. The update recommends important changes to data center thermal operating envelopes: the presence…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Daniel Bizo Andy Lawrence Jacqueline Davis
24 Aug 2021
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2021

Uptime Institute’s annual survey, now in its eleventh year, is the most comprehensive, longest-running study of its kind in the data center sector.

Keynote Reports 40 min read
Jay Dietrich
6 Jul 2021
Power purchase agreements have utility but are not risk-free

Power purchase agreements (PPAs) are often a preferred method for data center operators to procure renewable electricity, but their fixed purchase price and duration (eight to 20 years) can pose significant financial and power management risks.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jay Dietrich
21 Apr 2021
Green tariff renewable energy purchases

Until recently, power purchase agreements (PPAs) and unbundled renewable energy certificates (RECs) were the primary means for data center operators or managers to procure renewable electricity and RECs for their operations. Many companies are not…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jay Dietrich
12 Apr 2021
Renewable energy and data centers: Buyer, be aware

Across the world, data center owners and managers are striving to buy more renewable energy and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. The global internet giants and the largest colocation companies have led the way with huge green energy…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
8 Mar 2021
How data center operators can transition to renewable energy

Transitioning to renewable energy use is an important, but not easily achieved, goal. Although the past decade has seen significant improvements in IT energy efficiency, there are indications that this may not continue. Moore’s Law may be slowing,…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
27 Feb 2021
Extreme weather affects nearly half of data centers

Recent extreme weather-related events in the US (the big freeze in Texas, fires on the west coast) have once again highlighted the need for data center operators to reassess their risks in the face of climate change. The topic is discussed in depth…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
17 Feb 2021
Extreme cold — a neglected threat to availability?

In Uptime Institute’s recent report on preparing for the extreme effects of climate change (The gathering storm: Climate change and data center resiliency), there were over a dozen references to the dangers of extremely hot weather, which can…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
22 Dec 2020
Sustainability: More challenging, more transparent

Through 2021 and beyond, the world will begin to recover from its acute crisis — COVID-19 — and will turn its attention to other matters. Few if any of these issues will be as important as climate change, a chronic condition that will become more…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read