In 2026, enterprises will be more realistic about their use of generative AI, prioritizing simple use cases that deliver clear, timely value over those more innovative projects where returns — and successful outcomes — are less assured.
Is your infrastructure prepared for the demands of artificial intelligence? Discover how to create resilient, adaptable, and scalable systems that can meet the intensive requirements of modern AI applications. In this engaging session, Uptime's…
Simple arithmetic shows that newly constructed, large-scale private data centers with high occupancy rates can sometimes undercut colos on unit costs, but in most cases colos remain significantly cheaper.
Giant data centers are being planned and built across the world to support AI, with successful projects forming the backbone of a huge expansion in capacity. But many are also uncertain, indicating risks and persistent headwinds.
Enterprise and colocation operators continue to invest in growth heading into 2026. However, survey results suggest that strategies for balancing IT, capacity and workforce spending will diverge in the year ahead.
AI workloads are driving a fundamental shift in data center design and operations. Higher power densities, new cooling paradigms (direct liquid cooling and immersion), more aggressive serviceability requirements, and a rapidly evolving vendor and…
Uptime Institute's 2025 Service Providers and Capacity Survey (n=872) benchmarks the industry in the areas of public cloud, capacity in owned data centers, and capacity in colocation facilities.The attached data files below provide full results of…
Competition for grid power is increasing; data center operators need to use reserved grid power responsibly — to support business objectives, maintain strong relationships with authorities and avoid negative publicity.
Operators report fewer supply chain disruptions in 2025, but delays remain common. Access to key equipment and progress on capital projects still vary by region and segment, even as demand continues to add pressure.
The proposed Scope 2 Guidance updates radically alter current accounting methodologies. These changes will complicate Scope 2 offset markets (e.g., EACs, RECs and GOs), adding unnecessary complexity and resource demands to Scope 2 accounting.
A bout of consolidation and investment activity in cooling systems in the past 12 months reflects widespread expectation of a continued spending surge on data center infrastructure.
China wants to expand its data center capacity, and to achieve net-zero emissions. To this end, the nation is regulating for efficiency and renewable energy, as well as harnessing centralized control, to balance growth with sustainability.
Uptime Institute's latest Data Center Spending Survey (n=850) looks ahead to data center spending and budgets for 2026, as well as the current supply chain market in the industry.The attached data files below provide full results of the survey,…
As of today, over 1,600 data centers have achieved Tier Certification of Design Documents - yet every design package contains design elements that will critically reduce the ability to effectively operate the facility, increasing the risk to…
Consensus is growing that a major market "correction" is coming: while some infrastructure operators are highly exposed, others may stand to benefit.
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