To meet the demand driven by AI workloads, a new breed of cloud provider has emerged, delivering inexpensive GPU infrastructure as a service. Their services are highly demanded today, but longer-term, the market is ripe for consolidation.
Cybersecurity strategies often evolve organically: tools are added, requirements change, and the result is a lack of coherent structure. Cybersecurity professionals can benefit from adopting frameworks to organize these activities
Many speculate that AI and automation might replace humans in data center jobs but there is little evidence to support this line of thought. The data center industry has characteristics that researchers believe may protect against worker displacement
The Netherlands is now enforcing the energy saving obligation, suggesting they will also enforce EED energy management system and audit requirements. Data center operators need to establish a plan to optimize their energy performance.
Uptime Institute's 2024 IT and Power Efficiency Survey (n=941) focuses on strategies for managing data center IT equipment inventories, gathering data for accuracy and completeness, and the collection of storage and server information.The attached…
This report provides a regional view of the results from the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024 and highlights some of the different challenges and strategies of data center owners and operators across the globe.
Examining staffing trends in China’s data centers could provide insights into how US and European data center teams can expand their talent pipeline and address workforce shortages caused by an aging population.
Software for data center management and control is well established, if not always widely used. Some operators are also benefitting from integrated facility and IT 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.
Trust in AI as a tool for data center operations has declined sharply in the past three years. It is possible to control for the factors that drive mistrust — and see better outcomes when employees interact with AI-based systems.
Results from Uptime Institute's 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software Survey (n=956) outline the role of AI in data center facilities, including workloads, as well as the practical and cost considerations of AI. It also explores other…
The data center industry's largest and most influential survey results are in! Join us as we discuss the 14th Annual Uptime Global Data Center Survey 2024 which reveals an industry that is expanding, and is also planning for major technological,…
Douglas Donnellan
Andy Lawrence
Daniel Bizo
Peter Judge
John O'Brien
Jacqueline Davis
Max Smolaks
Jabari Williams-George
Rose Weinschenk
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.
Many data center operators are unaware that digitizing process documentation can impact staff performance. Understanding human psychology enables team leaders to create more effective digital versions of procedural documents.
Uptime Institute's 2024 Data Center Maintenance Survey benchmarked maintenance practices among data center operators to help organizations improve performance when it comes to maintenance practices
Owen Rogers
Michael O'Neil
Antonio Ramos
Jay Dietrich
Anthony Sbarra
Laurie Williams
Chris Brown