Results from Uptime Institute's 2026 Security Survey (n=826), now in its 4rd year, explore major cybersecurity issues facing data centers, as well as the IT and OT systems used to operate critical infrastructure.The attached data files below provide…
Giant data center power capacity and investment are at unprecedented levels, with power proposed in the first half of 2026 tracking at 2025 levels.
How do you cut a grid connection queue that is simply too long? The UK's regulator Ofgem has proposed a large fee to deter and remove non-viable projects from the queue, but the plan may have unintended consequences.
Unclear goals and mismatched expectations can undermine DCIM projects if not addressed early. This report provides a roadmap of questions and considerations for buyers and suppliers to align, not just at the outset, but for the long-term.
Redundant power and cooling equipment is expected to reduce outages — but by how much? Survey data shows that operators using 2N configurations were up to 64% less likely to report an outage than those using N.
AI can reduce data-center cooling energy consumption, but headline savings rarely tell the whole story. The opportunity lies in system-level optimization that accounts for equipment constraints, changing workloads and the shift to liquid cooling.
AI data center projects often run into delays when developers encounter unfamiliar technologies and unexpected technical challenges. Taking a structured, methodical approach can help keep projects on track.
US federal- and state-level ratepayer protection bills and initiatives signal a shift in how data centers interact with the public grid. As policymakers revise grid rules for resource-hungry projects, there is growing debate over how to split costs.
This report highlights results from vendor and product supplier respondents to the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2026 and provides an insight into the spending strategies, technology adoption and other issues facing their customers.
Drones can be used to surveil or potentially attack data centers, but operators have limited options to respond. Aviation and airspace regulations restrict intervention, even when drones are flying over a facility.
The industry-average PUE decreases slowly, with efficient new data centers offset by legacy facilities. Weighting the average by IT capacity instead reveals a faster pace of efficiency gains from larger new builds.
Heat waves and winter storms test the operational side of data centers. The question is no longer whether systems were designed for extreme weather, but whether operators understand how much headroom is needed to withstand it in practice.
Rules to protect the electricity grid from large swings in data center power demand are being drafted. But will they arrive before a major data center hub suffers a blackout?
As the data center industry incorporates new AI tools into operations, operators need to maintain strong human oversight to prevent downtime. AI tools cannot eliminate human error, but they may diminish skill development.
Results from Uptime Institute's 2026 Data Center Operations and AI Survey (n=867) focus AI training and AI inference workloads hosted in data centers, as well as how AI workloads are being deployed in terms of data center cooling systems and rack…
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