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Douglas Donnellan
1 days ago
Cyber incidents are common — and often significant

Results from the Uptime Institute Security Survey 2024 highlight the different cybersecurity approaches used by operators against a widening range of threats.

Data Reports 7 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
2 days ago
Why technology business management does more than FinOps

While the aim of FinOps is to manage just the cloud costs, technology business management seeks to aggregate all costs of IT, including data centers, servers, software and labor, to identify savings and manage return on investment.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Rose Weinschenk
3 days ago
Extended reality offers new training capabilities

New augmented reality and virtual reality technologies can provide effective training capabilities for data center staff but are not yet a complete substitute for in-person training.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Daniel Bizo
4 days ago
Maximizing server efficiency is becoming more difficult

Many organizations still do not tap into the potential power efficiency gains hidden in servers. Without operational focus on extracting those, future server platforms may bring marginal, if any, energy performance improvements.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
John O'Brien
15 Nov 2024
Hyperscale data center plans at unsustainable levels

The number of proposals for new hyperscale-size data centers have reached new heights in 2024. Those that are built will require huge investment and resources — but many proposals will fail to move forward.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Rose Weinschenk
14 Nov 2024
Operators struggle to retain staff and fill vacant positions

Staff shortages and recruitment challenges remain the key workforce challenges facing data center owners and operators in 2024. This report highlights some of the findings from the Uptime Institute Staffing and Recruitment Survey 2024.

Data Reports 5 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
13 Nov 2024
Understanding AI deployment methods and locations

Enterprises have various options on how and where to deploy their AI training and inference workloads. This report explains how these different options balance cost, complexity and customization.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Andy Lawrence
12 Nov 2024
Record investment masks a related trend: rising costs

Data center operating and capital costs have been rising strongly in recent years — and will almost certainly continue to do so. Sooner or later, those in the IT supply chain will need to deliver their backers a return on investment.

Intelligence Updates 5 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
8 Nov 2024
What is the outlook for GPU cloud providers?

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.

Intelligence Updates 7 min read
Michael O'Neil Antonio Ramos
7 Nov 2024
Using frameworks to structure data center cybersecurity

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

Briefing Reports 9 min read
Jacqueline Davis
1 Nov 2024
Why didn’t data center operators notice the 2024 solar storms?

Powerful solar storms have already brought warnings of disruption to electricity grids and their customers twice in 2024 — and the Sun’s activity has yet to peak. Why do data centers and power utilities appear to have escaped unscathed?

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich
31 Oct 2024
REPLAY | Webinar: Does Data Center Growth Have to Come at the Cost of Sustainability?

The acceleration of data center energy consumption growth projections appears to threaten sustainability objectives. Instead, it demands a reinvigoration of efforts to improve the energy efficiency of the IT infrastructure through better system…

On-Demand Webinars 60 min
Dr. Tomas Rahkonen
31 Oct 2024
Why regulation on temperature can be counterproductive

Raising supply air temperature is drawing interest from data center providers and regulators in some countries. While saving energy, it may also reduce resiliency. This report quantifies energy impacts to clarify when it can be beneficial.

Briefing Reports 14 min read
Rose Weinschenk
30 Oct 2024
AI adoption in data centers: an insight into job displacement

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

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Dr. Owen Rogers
29 Oct 2024
How generative AI learns and creates using GPUs

While GPUs are the power-hungry devices that enable effective AI training, it is innovations in software that are fueling the recent surge in interest and investment. This report explains how neural networks power generative AI.

Briefing Reports 20 min read