Regular readers of Uptime Institute’s annual data center survey, the longest running of its kind, already know that the industry average power usage effectiveness (PUE,
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Emerging regulatory requirements: tactics for riding the tsunami
Over the past 12 months, Uptime Institute Intelligence has been closely following regulatory developments in the area of sustainability. These include mandates based on the
Data centers are short-staffed boys’ clubs
Two persistent trends in data center staffing are in apparent tension. The 2023 Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey confirmed, once again, that operations teams
Consensus on regulatory goals hides national differences
In recent reports, Uptime Institute Intelligence has warned that a wave of resiliency, security and sustainability legislation is making its way toward the statute books.
Regulations drive investments in cybersecurity and efficiency
Legislative requirements for data center resiliency, operational transparency and energy performance are tightening worldwide — putting data centers under greater regulatory scrutiny. In response, organizations
Are utility companies needed for pull-the-plug testing?
The testing of backup power systems is crucial for ensuring that data center operations remain available through power interruptions. By cutting all power to the
AI will have a limited role in data centers — for now
The topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the public’s imaginations, and now barely a week goes by without reports of another breakthrough. Among the
The strong case for power management
ANALYST OPINION In a recent report on server energy efficiency, Uptime Intelligence’s Dr. Tomas Rahkonen analyzed data from 429 servers and identified five key insights
The Energy Efficiency Directive: requirements come into focus
The European Commission (EC) continues to grapple with the challenges of implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) reporting and metrics mandates. The publication of the
Lifting and shifting apps to the cloud: a source of risk creep?
Public cloud infrastructures have come a long way over the past 16 years to slowly earn the trust of enterprises in running their most important