Articles

Presentation Title:
Webinar: Digital Infrastructure Sustainability: Common Myths and Their Implications

Presenters:
Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research
Jay Dietrich, Research Director of Sustainability

Summary:

In this webinar, members of the Uptime Intelligence team discuss some common digital infrastructure sustainability myths, misunderstandings, and poorly understood areas. They discuss how some of these commonly held beliefs may be affecting sustainability policies, and advise on building better sustainability strategies.

Presentation Title:
Webinar: Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey Results 2023

Presenters:
Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research
Daniel Bizo, Research Director
Chris Brown, Chief Technical Officer
Jacqueline Davis, Research Analyst

Summary:

The data center industry's largest and most influential survey results are in! Join us as we discuss the 13th Annual Uptime Global Data Center Survey 2023 which reveals an industry that is growing, dynamic and increasingly resilient. Spending on data centers and related services is strong, despite persistent staffing shortages, and supply chain delays. Creating a more environmentally sustainable footprint is a major and growing focus as operators brace for heightened scrutiny, regulations and reporting requirements coming into fruition. Hear about these findings and more, presented by our expert Uptime team.

Presentation Title:
Webinar: Transactions per megawatt-hour: Keys to increasing data center efficiency

Presenters:
Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research
Jay Dietrich, Research Director of Sustainability
Dr. Tomas Rahkonen, Research Director of Distributed Data Centers

Summary:

IT efficiency can offer the keys to unlocking a more sustainable, efficient, and reliable data center. A data center manager's deployment of power management, higher hardware utilizations, consolidations with hardware refresh, well-engineered cloud instances, and more efficient software can generate space and equipment reductions while increasing the work per MWh of the data center. This webinar discussion will provide quantified examples of improvements in business and environmental performance.

Presentation Title:
Webinar: Staying Above Water During Supply Chain Troubles

Presenters:
Matt Stansberry, Vice President, North America
Ryan Orr, Vice President, Topology Services

Summary:

According to Uptime Institute's Supply Chain Survey results, 75% of organizations in North America have experienced supply chain delays. The challenges initially driven by the pandemic have been exacerbated by global conflict. With organizations already stretching the life-cycles of installed equipment, how do we stay ahead of equipment and spares shortages that could leave us vulnerable?