Douglas
Donnellan
Andy
Lawrence
Jay
Dietrich
The European Commission’s (EC’s) proposed recast of its Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) sets out new and strict reporting requirements for data centers operating in the EU. If passed, data centers with 100 kilowatts or more total installed IT…
Douglas Donnellan
Douglas is a Research Analyst at Uptime Institute covering sustainability in data centers. His background includes environmental research and communications, with a strong focus on education.
ddonnellan@uptimeinstitute.com
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EU’s EED recast set to create reporting challenges
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2022
Daniel
Bizo
Dr. Owen
Rogers
Jacqueline
Davis
Max
Smolaks
The Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey is the most comprehensive of its kind. The findings reveal the experiences of data center operators in the areas of performance, resiliency, efficiency and sustainability.
Critical regulation: the EU Energy Efficiency Directive recast
The European Commission’s proposed recast of its Energy Efficiency Directive promises to transform how operators manage and report energy performance and sustainability in Europe.
Are resiliency laws getting tougher on data centers?
A reliance on digital services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 and governments’ increased concerns about the risks and resiliency of digital infrastructure have resulted in numerous new proposals for stricter legislation. If…
Annual outage analysis 2022
Avoiding downtime remains a top priority for managers of critical digital infrastructure. As the demands placed on IT change, so do the types, frequency and impacts of outages. This report draws lessons from recent outage data.
Financial resiliency: how Europe plans to regulate service providers
The proposed Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will introduce new reporting and resiliency requirements in Europe - and many authorities around the world are expected to be heavily influenced by these plans.
Bring on regulations for data center sustainability, say Europe and APAC
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…