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Rose Weinschenk
6 Jun 2024
Effective EOPs: how cognitive science can help

While EOPs are intended to help staff address events that can lead to downtime, many are difficult to follow in an emergency. Applying cognitive psychology concepts during their creation can improve comprehension and reduce human error.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Michael O'Neil
3 Jun 2024
Complexity versus cybersecurity in the data center: which wins?

Data center managers are squeezed between complexity arising from digital innovation and the need for secure and reliable service delivery. Is it possible to minimize risk while enabling business innovation?

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Max Smolaks
29 May 2024
iPDUs: a critical step for next generation efficiency

Metered-by-outlet iPDUs present a relatively straightforward method of collecting server-level power consumption data. This information will be increasingly important to data center efficiency — making iPDUs a more popular choice.

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Andy Lawrence
24 May 2024
High-impact outages highlight ongoing resiliency challenges

Three recent data center outages illustrate the truth of the adage: “You can’t contract out responsibility.”

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Jabari Williams-George Jacqueline Davis
20 May 2024
Is this air cooling’s last gasp?

Alongside continued developments in liquid cooling, there are reports of air-cooled data centers that achieve standout levels of efficiency. Uptime explores the factors that combine to enable exceptional efficiency in air cooling.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Peter Judge
16 May 2024
Why DC racks are still rarely used outside of hyperscalers

Hyperscalers use DC busbars in their racks. Proven at large scale, the technology saves energy and materials, but without a market for DC servers that meets the needs of smaller operators and enterprises, no one else will use it.

Intelligence Updates 8 min read
Rosa Lawrence Daniel Bizo
13 May 2024
Anatomy of a thermal runaway

While the fire risk with lithium-ion batteries is widely understood, guidance on how best to mitigate it is still evolving. Controlling a Li-ion fire is difficult because of chemistry that creates the risk of thermal runaway.

Intelligence Updates 8 min read
Douglas Donnellan
7 May 2024
Operators are pushing net-zero targets beyond 2030

Goals for achieving net-zero emissions by 2030 are being extended, according to Uptime Institute survey data. This is likely driven by stricter reporting requirements, rising costs and limited availability of carbon-free energy.

Intelligence Updates 3 min read
Jabari Williams-George Daniel Bizo
3 May 2024
Capacity planning for liquid-cooled data centers

It is becoming a near certainty that many facility operators will use direct liquid cooling within a few years. This raises a number of engineering questions, one of which is how to size coolant distribution units.

Intelligence Updates 8 min read
Dr. Tomas Rahkonen
1 May 2024
Maturity model for sustainability downplays site-level resiliency

Sometime after 2026, the EU is expected to adopt an upcoming version of CENELEC’s TS 50600-5-1 Maturity Model to assess data center sustainability. The current technical specification has some controversial elements.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Douglas Donnellan
29 Apr 2024
DLC momentum rises, but operators remain cautious

Adoption of direct liquid cooling (DLC) continues to grow slowly, according to recent Uptime research. However, more operators are considering it for future use due to mounting thermal management and sustainability challenges.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Peter Judge
24 Apr 2024
Uncertain power demand figures will lead to poor decisions

Electric grids face serious issues largely because of national efforts to reduce carbon emissions and boost electrification. Data center growth will add to these problems — but unreliable data could lead to poor decision-making.

Intelligence Updates 8 min read
Jay Dietrich
19 Apr 2024
Scope 3 accounting: once is not enough

The reporting of IT equipment Scope 1 to 3 emissions across the data center value chain can account for the same emissions up to six times. Sustainability efforts should favor achieving more efficient, less carbon-intensive operations.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Michael O'Neil
16 Apr 2024
The threat to data center security from state-sponsored hackers

Most cyberattacks are sudden and target financial gain. Attacks on data centers and critical infrastructure can be very different. State-sponsored hackers use varied and sophisticated tactics in support of geopolitical goals.

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Michael O'Neil
10 Apr 2024
OT protection: is air-gapping the answer?

Cyberattacks on operational technology (OT) systems are rising, and OT failure could be catastrophic for data centers. Managers need to understand the nature of the threat and the defense options to protect their critical environments.

Intelligence Updates 8 min read