Data center operators face multiple challenges such as power and cooling requirements, while staffing issues persist and many are not tracking the right sustainability metrics. On the plus side, they can count on a strong and growing demand for digital services.
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Owning and operating data centers has become increasingly expensive, with prices at historic highs for energy, equipment, labor, construction and infrastructure upgrades, according to the Uptime Institute.
Uptime notes that the more operators learn about AI, the less they trust the technology. It says part of the problem is likely due to a media focus on some highly publicized failures of GenAI systems. Certainly not…
In its 14th annual Global Data Center Survey [PDF], Uptime finds that cost is the primary concern for data center operators, driven by high prices (which in turn were driven by high inflation) and the need to continue investing in infrastructure to meet demand .
