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Density choices for AI training are increasingly complex
When it comes to generative AI models, the belief that bigger…

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

Density choices for AI training are increasingly complex
When it comes to generative AI models, the belief that bigger…

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

Data centers without diesel generators: The groundwork is being laid…
In 2012, Microsoft announced that it planned to eliminate engine…

Top-10 Digital Infrastructure Trends for 2020
The digital infrastructure industry continues to grow and change…

Lithium Ion Batteries for the data center. Are they ready for production yet?
We are often asked for our thoughts about the use of lithium-ion…

Non-production IT can hinder mission-critical operations
Separating production and non-production assets should be an…

99 Red Flags
One of the most widely cited metrics in the IT industry is for…

Big Tech Regulations: an UPSIDE for Cloud customers?
Regulation of Internet giants has focused so far mostly on data…

Outage Reporting in Financial Services
In the movie “Mary Poppins,” Mr. Banks sings that a British…

How to Avoid Outages – Part Deux
A previous Uptime Intelligence Note suggested that avoiding…

Why do some industries and organizations suffer more serious, high profile outages than others?
In a recent Uptime Institute Intelligence note, we considered…

How to avoid outages: Try harder!
Uptime Institute has spent years analyzing the roots causes for…

Troubling for operators: Capacity forecasting and maintaining cost competitiveness
In the recently published 2019 Uptime Institute supplier survey,…

Data Center Free Air Cooling Trends
With the recent expansion of the American Society of Heating,…