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UI @ 2020

Data Centers and Wildfires

As will be discussed in our upcoming note about managing data…
Data Center & IT Service Delivery Operations During COVID-19 20202020

COVID-19: IT organizations move from planning to implementation

Over the past few weeks, Uptime Institute held multiple customer…
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…
IT Outages and Airline Industry2019

IT Outages in the Airline Industry, A New Report by the GAO

Uptime Institute’s Annual outage analysis, published early…
Data Center Outage Severity Rating SystemUptime Institute, 2019

Comparing the severity of IT service outages: Uptime Institute’s Outage Severity Rating

Avoiding IT service outages is a big concern for any operator…

“Think Globally, Act Locally”: Re-Evaluating Data Center Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change

The 1970s-era environmental phrase “Think globally, act locally,”…
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Lessons Learned From Superstorm Sandy

An Uptime Institute survey reveals that best practices and preparation…