Intelligent Data Centres Issue 44 | Page 17

DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS

UPTIME INSTITUTE ’ S 2022 GLOBAL DATA CENTER SURVEY REVEALS STRONG INDUSTRY GROWTH AS OPERATORS BRACE FOR EXPANDING SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Findings from Uptime Institute ’ s recent survey highlight the growing , industry-wide need to achieve meaningful efficiency gains , evolve sustainability reporting practices , prevent costly outages and much more .

Uptime Institute has announced the release of its 12th Annual Global Data Center Survey . The findings show an industry that is growing , dynamic and increasingly resilient , but still working to address increasing pressure for sustainability progress and reporting , continuing staffing shortages , supply chain delays , costly outages and other complex challenges .

“ The global digital infrastructure sector continues to enjoy strong growth and expansion , despite the many obstacles operators are facing today ,” said Andy Lawrence , Executive Director of Research , Uptime Institute Intelligence . “ We ’ ve seen the industry invest in increased resiliency and reliability , but there ’ s still work to be done when it comes to improving efficiency , environmental sustainability , outage prevention , staffing pipelines and more .”
Uptime ’ s annual Global Data Center Survey is the largest and most comprehensive in the digital infrastructure industry . It provides detailed insights into the digital critical infrastructure landscape www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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