Nvidia's DSX proposal outlines a software-led model where digital twins, modular design and automation could shape how future gigawatt-scale AI facilities operate, even though the approach remains largely conceptual.
The Uptime Intelligence research agenda includes a list of published and planned data center research reports for 2026, focusing on: AI workloads, power, cooling, sustainability, resiliency, operations, staffing, and security.
Uptime Intelligence's predictions for 2025 are revisited and reassessed with the benefit of hindsight.
Colocation and enterprise companies have endured ongoing staffing issues, and accelerated growth in 2026 will strain hiring pools further. Strategies to address worker vacancies vary, but few have been successful.
As the data center industry seeks to optimize AI hosting, it must also determine the most effective ways to leverage it for operational purposes.Uptime Intelligence analysts John O'Brien and Rose Weinschenk discuss key aspects of AI that can be used…
Giant data centers are being planned and built across the world to support AI, with successful projects forming the backbone of a huge expansion in capacity. But many are also uncertain, indicating risks and persistent headwinds.
Operators in both enterprise and colocation segments anticipate larger budgets in 2026. While capacity expansion remains the primary driver of overall planned spending, investment priorities for supporting growth differ between the two groups. Year…
AI workloads are driving a fundamental shift in data center design and operations. Higher power densities, new cooling paradigms (direct liquid cooling and immersion), more aggressive serviceability requirements, and a rapidly evolving vendor and…
Uptime Institute's 2025 Service Providers and Capacity Survey (n=872) benchmarks the industry in the areas of public cloud, capacity in owned data centers, and capacity in colocation facilities.The attached data files below provide full results of…
Not all AI is the same; yet broad marketing claims often blur the line between automation and real intelligence. Understanding which AI types truly pose risks is essential in diminishing operator skepticism and fears of hallucinations.
The updated model projects a doubling of power consumption by the end of 2026, with IT loads serving generative AI workloads breaking through 10 GW of capacity.
The European Commission published the final assessment of the data center label and minimum performance standards (MPS) in October. The final delegated act could require posting a label in 2026 or 2027, with MPS values likely to be 2 years away.
There is an expectation that AI will be useful in data center operations. For this to happen, software vendors need to deliver new products and use cases - and these are starting to appear more often.
Uptime Institute's latest Data Center Spending Survey (n=850) looks ahead to data center spending and budgets for 2026, as well as the current supply chain market in the industry.The attached data files below provide full results of the survey,…
A fire in South Korea's government data center shows how a misjudged safety fix and a lithium-ion battery can spark a national outage, proving that battery chemistry, placement, and procedures are central to resilience.
Dr. Rand Talib
Douglas Donnellan
Andy Lawrence
Rose Weinschenk
John O'Brien
Matt Stansberry
Madeleine Kudritzki
Chris Brown
Muhammad Naveed Saeed
Paul Carton
Anthony Sbarra
Laurie Williams
Daniel Bizo
Jay Dietrich
Max Smolaks