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Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich
3 May 2022
Reducing the energy footprint

Energy consumption by data centers has a significant environmental impact and operating cost. Consequently, tracking energy-related measurements and metrics should be embedded in routine business processes and operations.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich
3 May 2022
Tackling greenhouse gases

A data center GHG emissions reduction plan should optimize and minimize energy consumption and focus on the procurement of renewable or zero-emissions energy to supply the facility.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich
3 May 2022
Creating a sustainability strategy

This report, the first in a series, sets out the main elements of a digital infrastructure sustainability strategy and details some of the processes, challenges, metrics and outcomes.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich
2 May 2022
Glossary of digital infrastructure sustainability

This high-level glossary of terms accompanies the Uptime Institute Intelligence report series, ‘Digital infrastructure sustainability — A manager’s guide’.

Keynote Reports 12 min read
Andy Lawrence Douglas Donnellan Lenny Simon
29 Apr 2022
Annual outage analysis 2022

Avoiding downtime remains a top priority for managers of critical digital infrastructure. As the demands placed on IT change, so do the types, frequency and impacts of outages. This report draws lessons from recent outage data.

Keynote Reports 50 min read
Jacqueline Davis Daniel Bizo
27 Apr 2022
The ultimate liquid cooling: heat rejection into water

Uptime Institute’s data on power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a testament to the progress the data center industry has made in energy efficiency over the past 10 years. However, global average PUEs have been largely stalling at close to 1.6 since…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
14 Apr 2022
The shock waves from Ukraine

How is the Ukraine conflict affecting digital infrastructure and the data sector? In response to multiple queries, Uptime Institute Intelligence has identified six main areas where operators and customers of digital infrastructure are experiencing…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jay Dietrich Andy Lawrence
11 Apr 2022
Digital infrastructure sustainability – a manager’s guide

This series of Uptime Intelligence reports guides managers and responsible operators through the complex set of issues involved in creating an environmental sustainability strategy for data centers and associated digital infrastructure.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
6 Apr 2022
Cloud SLAs punish, not compensate

A service level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a cloud provider and a user. The SLA describes the provider’s minimum level of service, specified by performance metrics, and the compensation due to the user should the provider fail to deliver…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
30 Mar 2022
Cloud scalability and resiliency from first principles

Cloud computing has evolved to provide more options for resiliency and performance. Understanding these options is crucial for technology buyers, given that the frequency and impact of cloud outages is likely to increase.

Briefing Reports 25 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
29 Mar 2022
Cloud price increases damage trust

In general, the prices of cloud services either remain level or decrease. There are occasional price increases, but these are typically restricted to specific features; blanket price increases across product families are rare.Price cuts are often…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Lenny Simon Daniel Bizo
24 Mar 2022
Direct liquid cooling bubbles to the surface

Conditions will soon be ripe for widespread use of direct liquid cooling (DLC) — a collection of techniques that uses fluid to remove heat from IT electronics instead of air — and it may even become essential.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
17 Mar 2022
Cloud generations drive down prices

Cloud providers need to deliver the newest capability to stay relevant. Few enterprises will accept working with outdated technology just because it's consumable as a cloud service. However, existing cloud instances don’t migrate automatically.…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Douglas Donnellan Andy Lawrence
9 Mar 2022
Financial resiliency: how Europe plans to regulate service providers

The proposed Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will introduce new reporting and resiliency requirements in Europe - and many authorities around the world are expected to be heavily influenced by these plans.

Briefing Reports 25 min read
Jacqueline Davis Daniel Bizo
3 Mar 2022
The other water-cooled data center

Once-through water heat rejection systems, also known as once-through cooling systems, are energy and water efficient. This report explores different designs and provides real-world case studies of colocation providers using them.

Briefing Reports 25 min read