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Douglas Donnellan Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Dr. Owen Rogers Peter Judge Jacqueline Davis Max Smolaks Rose Weinschenk

29 Jul 2025

The 15th 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.

Daniel Bizo

28 Jul 2025

The data center industry is on the cusp of the hyperscale AI supercomputing era, where systems will be more powerful and denser than the cutting-edge exascale systems of today. But will this transformation really materialize?

John O'Brien

21 Jul 2025

Investment in giant data centers and high-density AI infrastructure is driving a surge of interest in digital twins and AI-enabled simulations. However, experience in the field of computational fluid dynamics suggests obstacles lie ahead.

Dr. Owen Rogers

23 May 2025

As AI workloads surge, managing cloud costs is becoming more vital than ever, requiring organizations to balance scalability with cost control. This is crucial to prevent runaway spend and ensure AI projects remain viable and profitable.

Douglas Donnellan

17 Apr 2025

Organizations currently performing AI training and inference leverage resources from a mix of facilities. However, most prioritize on-premises data centers, driven by data sovereignty needs and access to hardware.

Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Jacqueline Davis Dr. Tomas Rahkonen Muhammad Naveed Saeed

25 Mar 2025

How far can we go with air? Uptime experts discuss and answer questions on cooling strategies and debate the challenges and trade-offs with efficiency and costs.Please watch this latest entry in the Uptime Intelligence Client Webinar series. The…

Rose Weinschenk Douglas Donnellan

28 Feb 2025

This report highlights some of the findings from the Uptime Institute Capacity Trends and Cloud Survey 2024. Findings offer insight into what is driving capacity expansion.

Paul Carton Anthony Sbarra Laurie Williams

25 Feb 2025

Results from Uptime Institute's 2025 AI Infrastructure Survey (n=1,062) 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…

John O'Brien

19 Feb 2025

Agentic AI offers enormous potential to the data center industry over the next decade. But are the benefits worth the inevitable risks?

Dr. Owen Rogers

5 Feb 2025

Dedicated AI infrastructure helps ensure data is controlled, compliant and secure, while models remain accurate and differentiated. However, this reassurance comes at a cost that may not be justified compared with cheaper options.

Daniel Bizo Peter Judge Max Smolaks

24 Jan 2025

The US government is applying a new set of rules to control the building of large AI clusters around the world. The application of these rules will be complex.

John O'Brien

23 Jan 2025

Data center infrastructure management software is widely used but rarely utilized at full potential. Adopting the latest capabilities and optimizations could achieve better resiliency and efficiency.

Andy Lawrence Dr. Owen Rogers Max Smolaks Daniel Bizo Douglas Donnellan

15 Jan 2025

Uptime Intelligence surveys the data center industry landscape to look deeper at what can actually happen in 2025 and beyond based on the latest trends and developments. The stronghold that AI has on the industry is a constant discussion - but how…

Douglas Donnellan

14 Jan 2025

This summary of the 2025 predictions highlights the growing concerns and opportunities around AI for data centers.

Jacqueline Davis

13 Jan 2025

Power and cooling requirements for generative AI training are upending data center design and accelerating liquid cooling adoption. Mainstream business IT will not follow until resiliency and operational concerns are addressed.