AI infrastructure increases rack power, requiring operators to upgrade IT cooling. While some (typically with rack power up to 50 kW) rely on close-coupled air cooling, others with more demanding AI workloads are adopting hybrid air and DLC.
Most data center operators plan to spend more in 2025 than the previous year. However, spending strategies vary widely between enterprises and colocation providers, and each faces its own risks from supply chain issues. Results from the Uptime…
The EU's NIS 2 directive requires all organizations operating in Europe to comply with 10 essential cybersecurity measures, but many data center operators remain unprepared.
Uptime Institute's 2024 Capacity Trends and Cloud Survey (n=770) benchmarks data center capacity trends and looks at IT growth rates and how operators are adding data center capacity by building new and/or expanding existing facilities. The survey…
Cloud providers need to win AI use cases in their early stages of development. If they fail to attract customers, their AI applications may be locked-in to rival platforms and harder to move, which can have serious repercussions.
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.
Uptime Institute's 2024 Data Center and IT Spending and Supply Chain Survey (n=878) focuses on data center spending and budgets, as well as plans going forward and data center supply chains.The attached data files below provide full results of the…
The number of proposals for new hyperscale-size data centers have reached new heights in 2024. Those that are built will require huge investment and resources - but many proposals will fail to move forward.
Data center operating and capital costs have been rising strongly in recent years - and will almost certainly continue to do so. Sooner or later, those in the IT supply chain will need to deliver their backers a return on investment.
The UK has become the latest nation to classify data centers as part of the critical national infrastructure. But for data center operators, is this a welcome move?
The Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey, now in its 14th year, is the most comprehensive and longest-running study of its kind. This report provides a regional view of the results and highlights the different challenges and strategies of data…
The Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey, now in its 14th year, is the most comprehensive and longest-running study of its kind. This report highlights some of the results from vendor, consultant and product supplier respondents and provides…
According to a recent court ruling, European organizations are required to charge value added tax (VAT) on waste heat that they give away for free. This calls into question the economics of waste heat reuse.
In response to stronger environmental legislation, data center operators in European countries are making greater investments in data center efficiency - as well as increasing their reporting.
Energy attribute certificates (EACs) are becoming the preferred option for demonstrating the consumption of carbon-free and renewable energy. However, there is still some considerable debate regarding what type of EACs to use.
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