The survey finds spending on data centers is growing; forecasting capacity is the largest operator challenge; and the use of lithium-ion batteries and other technologies is more common.
The COVID-19 pandemic stressed the supply chain for data center equipment and construction. Many expect shortages to persist, driven by the ongoing pandemic and additional challenges.
Photovoltaic (PV) solar β which has become the lowest-cost form of energy in most major countries, according to the International Energy Agency β is set to play an increasing role in limiting the environmental footprint of edge data centers.
The bigger the outage, the greater the need for explanations and, most importantly, for taking steps to avoid a repeat.By any standards, the outage that affected Facebook on Monday, October 4th, was big. For more than six hours, Facebook and itsβ¦
Supply chain upheaval is one of the pandemicβs ripple effects, and the data center sector has not been spared. For most operators and vendors, supply logistics will remain a source of uncertainty for the near term. In Uptime Instituteβs Global Dataβ¦
Edge data centers need to be resilient to failures. This is commonly achieved by using redundant on-site infrastructure, possibly combined with software-based, distributed resiliency. Generators remain important, but batteries, solar panels andβ¦
Many analysts have forecast an explosion in demand for edge data centers. After a long, slow start, demand is beginning to build, with small, prefabricated and mostly remotely operated data centers ready to be deployed to support a varying array ofβ¦
Operators often say that data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software is a necessary evil. Modern facilities need centralized, real-time management and analytics, but DCIM is notoriously difficult to deploy. The software is also not easy toβ¦
Increasing demand for data center capacity is challenging operators to optimize their server footprint. What is the relative value of virtualization, software containers, public cloud, and IT upgrades to manage growth? What elements of data centerβ¦
Earlier in 2021, ASHRAEβs Technical Committee 9.9 published an update β the fifth edition β of its Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments. The update recommends important changes to data center thermal operating envelopes: the presenceβ¦
Uptime Instituteβs annual survey, now in its eleventh year, is the most comprehensive, longest-running study of its kind in the data center sector.
Most new technologies go through a hype cycle: A spark of interest and early investment is followed by a surge of hype, then a crash of expectations as reality sets in. Only over time and a period of work, absorption and adjustment does theβ¦
Through their public commitments to net-zero carbon emission targets, cloud providers have re-energized talks in the data center sector of a major redesign of critical power systems. The elimination of diesel fuel use is chief among the goals, butβ¦
Demand for edge data centers has started to increase from low levels. Uptime Instituteβs research shows that owners, operators, and suppliers alike anticipate further growth across different industry verticals, especially in North America.Whileβ¦
The financial services industry has developed a certifiable methodology designed to help banks recover from the complete loss of all IT systems for an extended period. Is this a blueprint for improving corporate resiliency?