Latest Reports

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

Are data center workforce initiatives effective?
Over the past year, data center operators have reduced formal…

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

Are data center workforce initiatives effective?
Over the past year, data center operators have reduced formal…
Other Reports

The weakest link dictates cloud outage compensation
Cloud providers offer services that are assembled by users into…

The shock waves from Ukraine
How is the Ukraine conflict affecting digital infrastructure…

Cloud generations drive down prices
Cloud providers need to deliver the newest capability to stay…

Industry consensus on sustainability looks fragile
Pressed by a sense of urgency among scientists and the wider…

Why cloud is a kludge of complexity
The cloud model was designed to be simple and nimble. Simple…

Direct liquid cooling bubbles to the surface
Conditions will soon be ripe for widespread use of direct liquid…

Data center operators ponder the nuclear option
As major businesses feel a growing sense of urgency to dramatically…

Flexibility drives cloud lock-in risk
Vendor lock-in is regularly levied as a criticism of cloud services.…

Data center operators give themselves a “Fail” for sustainability
The global data center industry describes its own sustainability…

Concerns over cloud concentration risk grow
Control over critical digital infrastructure is increasingly in the hands of a small number of major providers. While a public cloud provides a flexible, stable and distributed IT environment, there are growing concerns around its operational resiliency.

Bring on regulations for data center sustainability, say Europe and APAC
As the data center sector increases its focus on becoming more environmentally sustainable, regulators still have a part to play — the question is to what extent?

Are proof-of-work blockchains a corporate sustainability issue?
The data center and IT industry is a relatively minor — but nevertheless significant — contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.