Data Centers without Generators?2019

Data centers without diesel generators: The groundwork is being laid…

In 2012, Microsoft announced that it planned to eliminate engine…
Top-10 IT Trends for 20202019

Top-10 Digital Infrastructure Trends for 2020

The digital infrastructure industry continues to grow and change…
Lithium-Ion Batteries in the Data Center2019

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…
Separation of Production vs. Non-Production IT

Non-production IT can hinder mission-critical operations

Separating production and non-production assets should be an…
99 Red Flags: The Availability Nines

99 Red Flags

One of the most widely cited metrics in the IT industry is for…
Big Tech Regulation

Big Tech Regulations: an UPSIDE for Cloud customers?

Regulation of Internet giants has focused so far mostly on data…
IT Outages in the Financial Community

Outage Reporting in Financial Services

In the movie “Mary Poppins,” Mr. Banks sings that a British…
Data Center Outages - Part Deux

How to Avoid Outages – Part Deux

A previous Uptime Intelligence Note suggested that avoiding…
Business Outages

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 harder2019

How to avoid outages: Try harder!

Uptime Institute has spent years analyzing the roots causes for…