Data Center Industry Insights and Analysis from Uptime Institute
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Capacity allocation and the next generation of AI-era KPIs

Capacity allocation and the next generation of AI-era KPIs

AI workloads are reshaping data center infrastructure at an…
Project approval will hinge on local benefit guarantees

Project approval will hinge on local benefit guarantees

In January 2026, more than 230 US-based advocacy groups signed…
Capacity allocation and the next generation of AI-era KPIs

Capacity allocation and the next generation of AI-era KPIs

AI workloads are reshaping data center infrastructure at an…
Project approval will hinge on local benefit guarantees

Project approval will hinge on local benefit guarantees

In January 2026, more than 230 US-based advocacy groups signed…

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Liquid cooling will not outgrow its high-density niche

Liquid cooling will not outgrow its high-density niche

Deployment of direct liquid cooling (DLC, as cold plate or immersion…
As emissions soar, operators look to carbon capture

As emissions soar, operators look to carbon capture

During 2024 and 2025, a new trend emerged: many large data center…

AI in data: sorting reality from hallucination

Many people do not use the term artificial intelligence correctly:…
AI and cooling: toward more automation

AI and cooling: toward more automation

AI is increasingly steering the data center industry toward…
AI’s growth calls for useful IT efficiency metrics

AI’s growth calls for useful IT efficiency metrics

The digital infrastructure industry is under pressure to measure…
AI power fluctuations strain both budgets and hardware

AI power fluctuations strain both budgets and hardware

AI training at scale introduces power consumption patterns that…
Retail vs wholesale: finding the right colo pricing model

Retail vs wholesale: finding the right colo pricing model

Colocation providers may offer two pricing and packaging models…
Electrical considerations with large AI compute

Electrical considerations with large AI compute

The training of large generative AI models is a special case…
Is this the data center metric for the 2030s?

Is this the data center metric for the 2030s?

When the PUE metric was first proposed and adopted at a Green…
Crypto mines are turning into AI factories

Crypto mines are turning into AI factories

The pursuit of training ever-larger generative AI models has…
Cybersecurity and the cost of human error

Cybersecurity and the cost of human error

Cyber incidents are increasing rapidly. In 2024, the number…
Cloud: when high availability hurts sustainability

Cloud: when high availability hurts sustainability

In recent years, the environmental sustainability of IT has…

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