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Andy Lawrence
9 Apr 2024
Time to collaborate on contracts for sustainability

Uptime Intelligence is inviting interested parties to collaborate on an initiative to improve data sharing between co-hosting / colocation companies and IT operators in order to comply with regulations and meet sustainability goals.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Daniel Bizo Jacqueline Davis Rosa Lawrence
4 Apr 2024
Next-gen refrigerants: another environmental plight?

Refrigeration’s history of progress is also a history of environmental concern. Whenever new refrigerants solve a problem, they create further crises down the line — and now history appears to be repeating itself.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Jay Dietrich
28 Mar 2024
EED delegated regulation is finally final

The final EED delegated regulation was published on March 14, 2024. Data center operators have until September 15, 2024, to report the required information and key performance indicators to the EU database on data centres.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Jay Dietrich
21 Mar 2024
Confusion reigns over EED May 15 reporting deadline

A lack of clarity surrounds the EED reporting timeline for data center operators. The directive mandates the public reporting of 14 items by May 15, 2024, but member states have yet to publish their reporting requirements.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo
13 Mar 2024
Generative AI and global power consumption: high, but not that high

Preliminary calculations by Uptime Intelligence suggest the initial impact of generative AI on global data center power use is low — but it will rise quickly as adoption increases. How far generative AI will go remains unclear.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Jay Dietrich
5 Mar 2024
US mandates crypto energy reporting: will data centers be next?

The US Energy Information Administration has obtained an order requiring cryptocurrency mining operations to report their energy use. It is likely that traditional data centers will also be required to report energy consumption in 2024.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Rose Weinschenk
27 Feb 2024
Long shifts in data centers — time to reconsider?

Data center operator shifts typically range from seven to 12 hours. Longer shifts are often preferred by employees, but can introduce significant risks.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Max Smolaks
18 Feb 2024
UK prepares resiliency, cybersecurity legislation for colocation

Operators of data centers in the UK have voiced concerns over the proposed resiliency and cybersecurity regulations that are aimed specifically at providers of colocation and “co-hosting” services.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Rosa Lawrence Daniel Bizo
16 Feb 2024
EU battery regulations: what do the new rules mean?

New EU legislation will raise recycling and reporting standards for batteries, regardless of chemistries. Although motivated by battery use in electric vehicles, the regulations also place obligations on data center operators.

Intelligence Updates 2 min read
Daniel Bizo
9 Feb 2024
Managing server performance for power: a missed opportunity

There is more to managing server power than just conserving energy when the machine is idle. Another side to optimizing energy performance involves setting processor performance levels appropriate for the application.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Jabari Williams-George Daniel Bizo
6 Feb 2024
Air-assisted direct liquid cooling: an overlooked option

Air-assisted direct liquid cooling systems offer trade-offs that make them attractive to operators looking to address server cooling and rack density challenges — and are relatively easy to install and maintain.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Max Smolaks
1 Feb 2024
What is the role of AI in digital infrastructure management?

This update examines the differences between machine learning and traditional software development and outlines the terms and definitions that may help digital infrastructure operators to understand the role and impact of AI.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Douglas Donnellan Andy Lawrence
30 Jan 2024
Uptime's predictions 2022 to 2024 — relevant and actionable?

Our analysis suggests Uptime Intelligence’s yearly data center predictions since 2022 continue to be relevant and merit attention going into 2024.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Daniel Bizo
26 Jan 2024
Understanding how server power management works

Without the active contribution from IT, data center infrastructure energy performance and sustainability will fall short of aspirations. Server power management features remain unexplored and underused by most efficiency initiatives.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Andy Lawrence
23 Jan 2024
Resiliency v. low PUE: regulators a catalyst for innovation?

Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act makes a PUE of 1.2 mandatory for all new data centers starting in 2026. This has reignited a debate: can a data center be both highly available and highly efficient?

Intelligence Updates 6 min read