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

Geopolitics deepens supply chain worries
The COVID-19 pandemic — and the subsequent disruption to supply…

Data center staffing — an ongoing struggle
Attracting and retaining qualified data center staff has been…

Unravelling net zero
Many digital infrastructure operators have set themselves carbon-neutral…

Is Google a credible enterprise cloud?
Google was an underdog when it launched its infrastructure cloud…

Higher data center costs unlikely to cause exodus to public cloud
A debate has been raging since cloud computing entered the mainstream:…

First signs of federal data center reporting mandates appear in US
The past year (2022) has seen regulators in many countries develop…

Rapid interconnectivity growth will add complexity and risk
Recent geopolitical concerns, predictions of a looming recession,…

Reports of cloud decline have been greatly exaggerated
Cloud providers have experienced unprecedented growth over the…

Major data center fire highlights criticality of IT services
Uptime Institute’s outages database suggests data center fires…

Tweak to AWS Outposts reflects demand for greater cloud autonomy
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made a minor change to its private-cloud…

Why are governments investigating cloud competitiveness?
In any market, fewer sellers or providers typically results…

Users unprepared for inevitable cloud outages
Organizations are becoming more confident in using the cloud…