Daniel
Bizo
Jacqueline
Davis
Shifts in business expectations and technical requirements are moving data center operators towards direct liquid cooling. There are hurdles to overcome, but many in the industry expect this evolution to be just a matter of time.
Jacqueline Davis
Jacqueline is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute covering global trends and technologies that underpin critical digital infrastructure. Her background includes environmental monitoring and data interpretation in the environmental compliance and health and safety fields.
jdavis@uptimeinstitute.com
Latest Research
The coming era of direct liquid cooling: it’s when, not if
Uptime Institute Direct Liquid Cooling Survey 2022
Direct liquid cooling (DLC) delivers operational savings and sustainability benefits, yet its adoption is fringe. Most data center operators predict a substantial increase in use within five years, particularly for cold plate systems. However,…
The ultimate liquid cooling: heat rejection into water
Uptime Institute’s data on power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a testament to the progress the data center industry has made in energy efficiency over the past 10 years. However, global average PUEs have been largely stalling at close to 1.6 since…
The other water-cooled data center
Once-through water heat rejection systems, also known as once-through cooling systems, are energy and water efficient. This report explores different designs and provides real-world case studies of colocation providers using them.
Uptime Institute Data Center Cooling Systems Survey 2021
Air cooling dominates the modern data center, and in defiance of forecasts, direct liquid cooling (DLC) remains a niche technology. If DLC overcomes barriers to adoption, when can we expect it to overtake air cooling?
Bring on regulations for data center sustainability, say Europe and APAC
Douglas
Donnellan
As the data center sector increases its focus on becoming more environmentally sustainable, regulators still have a part to play — the question is to what extent? In a recent Uptime Institute survey of nearly 400 data center operators and suppliers…
Does the spread of direct liquid cooling make PUE less relevant?
The power usage effectiveness (PUE) metric is predominant thanks to its universal applicability and its simplicity: energy used by the entire data center, divided by energy used by the IT equipment. However, its simplicity could limit its future…
Uptime Institute global supply-side survey 2021
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.
Uptime Institute Supply Chain Survey 2021
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. In the event of future supply chain problems, what will data…
Supply chain vulnerabilities shape sourcing decisions
Supply chain upheaval is one of the pandemic’s 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 Institute’s Global Data…
Uptime Institute Data Center Capacity Survey 2021
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 center…
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2021
Andy
Lawrence
Uptime Institute’s annual survey, now in its eleventh year, is the most comprehensive, longest-running study of its kind in the data center sector. The findings reveal significant growth but also increasing complexity and challenges for owners and…
Data center AI finds true believers in Asia
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly sophisticated, one of its most anticipated benefits is a transformative reduction in the data center workforce, by augmenting the abilities of workers and relieving these workers of more…
