Latest Reports

Cybersecurity and the cost of human error
Cyber incidents are increasing rapidly. In 2024, the number…

Cloud: when high availability hurts sustainability
In recent years, the environmental sustainability of IT has…

Cybersecurity and the cost of human error
Cyber incidents are increasing rapidly. In 2024, the number…

Cloud: when high availability hurts sustainability
In recent years, the environmental sustainability of IT has…
Other Reports

Enterprise IT and the public cloud: What the numbers tell us
The spectacular growth of the public cloud has many drivers,…

Artificial Intelligence in the Data Center: Myth versus Reality
It is still very early days, but it is clear that artificial…

Recover heat, re-charge power
Recently I attended the Data Center Dynamics (DCD) Smart Energy…

Proposed NFPA 855 battery standard worries Data Center industry
A furious — but late — response to the National Fire Protection…

The Business Case for Smart Energy is Still in the Making
Smart Energy is getting a lot of airplay in the data center world…

Renewed Pressure for Renewables to Power the Data Center
In a recent presentation at the Energy Smart data center conference…

For most, virtualization reduces data center capacity demand more than anything else
The public cloud is dampening demand for data center capacity…

The Data Center Staffing and Skills Shortage is here NOW!
Sometimes it can be hard to get people to talk about their issues…

Is PUE actually going UP?
One of the more intriguing results of the Uptime Institute Global…

Comparing the severity of IT service outages: Uptime Institute’s Outage Severity Rating
Avoiding IT service outages is a big concern for any operator…

Data Center AI (Artificial Intelligence) Creates New Risks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in data centers to…

“Think Globally, Act Locally”: Re-Evaluating Data Center Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change
The 1970s-era environmental phrase “Think globally, act locally,”…