Webinars

Presentation Title:
Webinar: Sustainability and Water: Options to Address This Emerging Challenge

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

Summary:

Data center operators must reassess their cooling strategies and water consumption profiles as temperatures rise and water scarcity and availability change under climate and population challenges. Water is a local, facility level issue with reputational and operational risks. This webinar will explore low water use cooling system innovations and water management strategies that can help operators navigate the sustainability and reliability implications associated with water use.

Presentation Title:
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey Results 2024

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

Summary:

The data center industry's largest and most influential survey results are in! Join us as we discuss the 14th Annual Uptime Global Data Center Survey 2024 which reveals an industry that is expanding, and is also planning for major technological, economic and operational changes. Demand for digital services continues to grow — not just in volume but in compute intensity, challenging the power and cooling capabilities of much of the existing infrastructure. To meet rising demand, data center operators and their IT clients are investing and innovating more in their IT and facilities, as well as employing external services. The effectiveness of these investments will shape the industry in the years ahead. Hear about these findings and more, presented by our expert Uptime team.

Presentation Title:
Data Centers and EU EED Reporting: Content and Timing Clarifications

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

Summary:

Data Center reporting for the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) has been set for September 15, 2024. Germany and the Netherlands have set earlier reporting dates to country level databases and Germany has added additional content. This webinar will provide the current status and nuances of the reporting requirements as understood by Uptime Institute.

Presentation Title:
Does Data Center Growth Have to Come at the Cost of Sustainability?

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

Summary:

The acceleration of data center energy consumption growth projections appears to threaten sustainability objectives. Instead, it demands a reinvigoration of efforts to improve the energy efficiency of the IT infrastructure through better system management and efficient software combined with satisfying 80-90% of energy consumption with carbon-free energy.