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Jacqueline Davis
11 Dec 2023
DLC will not come to the rescue of data center sustainability

As operators deploy cold plate and immersion cooling, the cost or operational efficiency benefits are bound to disappoint. DLC alone will not bring the breakthrough in energy or sustainability performance the industry needs.

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Rose Weinschenk Douglas Donnellan
7 Dec 2023
Operators struggle to overcome ongoing staff and skills shortage

Short-term tactics to reduce staff shortages are failing to offset the aging out of staff. Companies are neither investing in the retention and development of staff nor are they expanding their search to underutilized talent pools.

Data Reports 7 min read
Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich
5 Dec 2023
REPLAY | Webinar: Collecting & Aggregating Operating Data to Demonstrate Sustainability Performance

This webinar explores the data management process improvements necessary to track and report work per energy performance to meet customer expectations and regulatory mandates.

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Daniel Bizo
1 Dec 2023
Performance expectations of liquid cooling need a reality check

Thermal trends in server silicon will challenge assumptions that underpin efficiency and sustainability expectations around DLC. Limited visibility of future server cooling requirements means operators can only make an educated guess.

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Jacqueline Davis John O'Brien
23 Nov 2023
Large data centers are mostly more efficient, analysis confirms

New survey data allows Uptime Institute to look at industry power usage effectiveness (PUE) in finer detail. Comparing PUE by compute capacity shows that, on average, larger sites have lower PUEs.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jay Dietrich
20 Nov 2023
Germany’s EEA: will inefficient data centers become obsolete?

The thresholds set by Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act could make many legacy enterprise data centers obsolete — or else require operators to upgrade or move to compliant facilities

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Jay Dietrich
16 Nov 2023
Accounting for net-zero emissions and carbon-free energy goals

This report explains the nuances of using energy consumption, energy attribute certificates and emissions factor data to calculate the use of renewable energy and carbon-free energy, and a Scope 1 and 2 emissions inventory.

Briefing Reports 11 min read
Ali Moinuddin Antonio Ramos
14 Nov 2023
REPLAY | Webinar: Understanding Digital Infrastructure Cybersecurity in an Interconnected World

The surface area for cyberattacks on IT systems and operational technology environments in data centers has expanded exponentially. In this on-demand webinar, you will learn what you need to do to protect your critical infrastructure.

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Jay Dietrich
10 Nov 2023
EED comes into force, creating an enormous task for the industry

The final publication of the approved EED means that data center operators will need to undertake internal efforts to comply with energy management system and data reporting requirements.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich
9 Nov 2023
REPLAY | Webinar: Critical Scope 3 Accounting: Quantifying Cloud, Colo & Embedded Carbon Emissions

This session evaluates the methodologies to account for emissions from IT operations in cloud and colocation facilities and embedded carbon in IT equipment purchases, and discusses their management as part of a net zero program.

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Jacqueline Davis Daniel Bizo
8 Nov 2023
Resiliency considerations with direct liquid cooling

DLC promises attractive thermal performance and economics, but data center operators looking to adopt it will need to examine how they define and uphold their resiliency standard as product designs and resiliency guidance evolve.

Briefing Reports 35 min read
John O'Brien Max Smolaks
3 Nov 2023
What role might generative AI play in the data center?

The propensity to confidently give false information likely disqualifies generative AI from operational decision-making. However, this type of AI, with human supervision, could enhance other aspects of data center management.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
John O'Brien Andy Lawrence
31 Oct 2023
"Hyperscale colocation": the emergence of gigawatt campuses

Gigantic “gigawatt” data center campuses are being proposed or planned in many locations around the world. They could change the digital infrastructure landscape, but many questions — including how many will be built — remain.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Andy Lawrence
23 Oct 2023
When net-zero goals meet harsh realities

Executives in many industries have been bold with their sustainability claims, setting ambitious net-zero goals and heralding minor successes. For digital infrastructure, as elsewhere, a painful and expensive correction is coming.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Todd Traver Antonio Piraino
18 Oct 2023
REPLAY | Webinar: Navigating Data Center Expansion in 2024

This session describes the questions organizations need to answer around technology roadmaps, market growth and workload requirements to effectively plan the data center builds of the near future.

On-Demand Webinars 60 min