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

Is concern over cloud and third-party outages increasing?
As a result of some high-profile outages and the growing interest…

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?