Intelligence Update
More scrutiny and obligations as governments back data centers
In October 2024, Uptime Intelligence noted a trend for governments to classify data centers as critical national infrastructure (CNI), recognizing that their services are vital at all times, particularly in the aftermath of major incidents such as earthquakes, fires and floods.
The reasons for this are clear. Due to growing dependence on IT, data center failures can ripple through the financial, transportation and government systems, causing widespread chaos. By designating data centers as CNI, governments can provide support during crises. In the future, they could also set conditions designed to prevent failures — or to pursue other objectives.
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