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Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis
1 day ago
How much capacity is in aging data centers?

As new capacity is concentrated in super-sized data centers and legacy facilities continue to operate in large numbers, market trends become more difficult to read. This report looks at how size affects the age distribution of capacity.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo
Erratic power profiles of AI clusters: the root causes

AI training clusters can show rapid and large swings in power consumption. This behavior is likely driven by a combination of properties of both modern compute silicon and AI training software — and may be difficult to manage at scale.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Profile picture for user msmolaks Max Smolaks
AI has a weight problem

Generative AI models brought about an influx of high-density cabinets. There has been much focus on how to best manage thermal issues, but the weight of power distribution equipment is a potentially overlooked concern.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Profile picture for user trahkonen Dr. Tomas Rahkonen
Considerations of raised supply air temperatures

Increasing supply air temperature is gaining interest as an approach to potentially save data center energy. However, savings will not be universally possible and understanding its potential involves a complex multivariable analysis.

Briefing Reports 18 min read
Profile picture for user jobrien John O'Brien
Pulling IT power data with software

Pulling reliable power consumption data from IT is increasingly important for operators. Although third-party software products offer promise, significant roadblocks still hinder adoption.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Profile picture for user jgeorge Jabari Williams-George
UPS component failures: what are the leading issues?

UPS systems are the number one root cause of significant and severe outages. Analysis of reliability data from data center management software provider Fulcrum Collaborations sheds more light on the prevalent UPS component failures.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo
Rack densification: is it really happening this time?

Densification is — once again — high on the agenda, with runaway expectations largely due to compute power requirements of generative AI workloads. Will this time be different? Uptime’s 2024 global survey of data center managers offers some clues.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Profile picture for user pjudge Peter Judge
Hydrogen in data centers: an introduction

Hydrogen is a promising energy storage medium that can help decarbonize infrastructure. It is not a great fit for the majority of data centers, and the hydrogen economy is not fully developed.

Briefing Reports 10 min read
Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Grid growth and decarbonization: an unhappy couple

The data center industry’s drive for carbon-free growth appears to be at odds with electricity grid stability. Data center operators will need to reorient their strategies to integrate growth, efficiency and decarbonization.

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Water is a local issue: site selection and facility design

Water use has become a critical element of a sustainability strategy. It is a location-specific issue: local climate and resources and the data center design will determine the water use profile of the facility.

Briefing Reports 21 min read
Profile picture for user msmolaks Max Smolaks Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo
Hardware for AI: what makes it different

Most operators will be familiar with the outrageous power and cooling demands of hardware for generative AI. Why are these systems so difficult to accommodate, and what does this mean for the future of data center design?

Intelligence Updates 10 min read
Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis
Water cold plates lead in the small, but growing, world of DLC

The transition to direct liquid cooling has been a slow process. Today, operators work with water cold plates more than any other type of cooling, but this might change once a wider range of DLC types become available.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Profile picture for user ddonnellan Douglas Donnellan Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo Profile picture for user pjudge Peter Judge Profile picture for user jobrien John O'Brien Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis Profile picture for user msmolaks Max Smolaks Profile picture for user jgeorge Jabari Williams-George Profile picture for user rweinschenk Rose Weinschenk
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024

The 14th edition of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey highlights the experiences and strategies of data center owners and operators in the areas of resiliency, sustainability, efficiency, staffing, cloud and AI.

Keynote Reports 27 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence
Six AI infrastructure conundrums

Although there is still uncertainty around the rate of AI adoption, many organizations are pushing ahead to avoid being left behind. However, behind this enthusiasm, there are six issues that operators face when hosting AI.

Intelligence Updates 10 min read
Profile picture for user jobrien John O'Brien
Using optimization software for cooling and capacity gains

Many data centers struggle to achieve maximum capacity and optimal cooling, resulting in troublesome hot spots. Advances in cooling optimization software have addressed this complexity and could be the answer.

Briefing Reports 9 min read