Training large transformer models is different from all other workloads — data center operators need to reconsider their approach to both capacity planning and safety margins across their infrastructure.
Underground hot rocks are emerging as a source of firm, low-carbon power for data centers, with new techniques expanding viable locations. Compared with nuclear, geothermal may be better positioned to support planned data center growth.
The EU Commission has used a non-representative dataset to propose MPS values for PUE, WUE and REF, due to be effective in 2030. They risk mandating the rebuilding of 30% to 40% of operating data center space within an unrealistic four-year timeframe
Uptime experts discuss and answer questions on grid demands and sustainability strategies while debating how to meet decarbonization goals.
Although the data center industry is mostly aware of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive, Uptime Intelligence’s research suggests widespread confusion on specific components of the directive — and its implementation status.
A report by Uptime's Sustainability and Energy Research Director Jay Dietrich merits close attention; it outlines a way to calculate data center IT work relative to energy consumption. The work is supported by Uptime Institute and The Green Grid.
Direct liquid cooling challenges the common “line of demarcation” for responsibilities between facilities and IT teams. Operators lack a consensus on a single replacement model—and this fragmentation may persist for several years.
The European Commission has proposed a data center rating scheme/label that is broadly scoped and highly detailed. The label needs to focus on a few key indicators including three meaningful IT infrastructure metrics.
Join Uptime experts as they discuss and answer questions on grid demands and sustainability strategies while debating how to meet decarbonization goals. This is a member and subscriber-only event.
In this session, we explored how these principles of data center operations were applied to support, sustain, and enhance the skills of people supporting the infrastructure.
Cybersecurity has traditionally not been a key focus of attention for data center operators. But cyber incidents are on the rise and concerns are growing. Unaddressed vulnerabilities leave operators at increasing risk from evolving threats.
Although the share of processing handled by the corporate or enterprise sector has declined over the years, it has never disappeared. But there are signs that it may reclaim a more central role.
For the past 15 years, the case for moving workloads out of enterprise data centers and into the cloud and colocation has been strong. Power availability and demand for high-density capacity may change that.
Human error is an increasingly exploited weakness by cyberattackers, leading to data center security breaches and greater risk for enterprises and operators.
To meet the demands of unprecedented rack power densities, driven by AI workloads, data center cooling systems need to evolve and accommodate a growing mix of air and liquid cooling technologies.
Daniel Bizo
Peter Judge
Jay Dietrich
Max Smolaks
Jay Paidipati
Tomas Rahkonen
Andy Lawrence
Jacqueline Davis
Madeleine Kudritzki
Rose Weinschenk
John O'Brien