Latest Reports

Publicly reported outages see increase in deliberate attacks
Major publicly reported outages in 2024 were longer and, therefore,…

Water is local: generalities do not apply
Water use has become a benchmark metric for data center operational…

Publicly reported outages see increase in deliberate attacks
Major publicly reported outages in 2024 were longer and, therefore,…

Water is local: generalities do not apply
Water use has become a benchmark metric for data center operational…
Other Reports

Renewable energy and data centers: Buyer, be aware
Across the world, data center owners and managers are striving…

The insider threat: Social engineering is raising security risks
Uptime Institute Members say one of their most vexing security…

Data center insecurity: Online exposure threatens critical systems
In early March 2021, a hacker group publicly exposed the username…

Datacenter Fire Frequency
The catastrophic fire that occurred at OVHcloud’s SBG2 data…

Learning from the OVHcloud data center fire
The fire that destroyed a data center (and damaged others) at…

How data center operators can transition to renewable energy
Transitioning to renewable energy use is an important, but not…

Extreme weather affects nearly half of data centers
Recent extreme weather-related events in the US (the big freeze…

Data center staff shortages don’t need to be a crisis
In every region of the world, data center capacity is being…

Extreme cold — a neglected threat to availability?
In Uptime Institute’s recent report on preparing for the extreme…

Network problems causing ever more outages
Power failures have always been one of the top causes of serious…

Data center staff on-site: engineering specialists or generalists?
The pandemic has led to a renewed interest by data center managers…

Ensuring physical security in uncertain times
Recent events have heightened concerns around physical security…