Uptime Institute Insights Newsletter
Welcome to the May 2026 Edition

Join Our Upcoming Webinar: Annual Data Center Outages Analysis 2026

Preventing outages continues to be a central focus for data center owners and operators. While infrastructure design and resiliency frameworks have improved in many cases, the complexity of modern architectures continues to present new risks that operators must actively manage. Uptime Intelligence’s Annual Outages Analysis 2026 report analyzes recent data on the causes, frequencies and consequences of IT and data center outages.

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Join Our Upcoming Webinar: Decoding Your Cybersecurity Maturity Score: Understanding the LEET Rating System from D to A+

Not all cybersecurity ratings are created equal. This introductory webinar demystifies the LEET Security rating system, explaining how it evaluates services across three core dimensions — Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability — and what each rating level from D through A+ actually demands. Unlike certifications that simply verify management processes exist, the LEET rating quantifies how well those measures are implemented on specific services. We'll walk through real-world rating examples (what does a BBB look like vs. an AAB?), explain why the three-letter structure gives more actionable insight than a single score, and show how organizations use LEET ratings to benchmark their cybersecurity posture, set improvement targets, and communicate risk to the board in a language executives and regulators understand.

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Uptime in the News
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Article by Leadership

Digital Twins Can Reduce Data Centre Failures, Experts Say /Read More

 
Article by Business Insider

A Talent CEO Says Data Centers Are a 'Massive Opportunity' for Office Workers to Pivot Mid-Career /Read More

 

Article by Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Protests Are Growing. How Should the Industry Respond?
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Article by Datacenter Dynamics

AI Uncertainty: More Adoption, More Caution /Read More

 
Article by Khmer Times

MEF Data Centre Achieves International Tier IV Certification /Read More

 

Article by Computer Weekly

What You Need to Know Before Emissions Regulators Come Knocking /Read More

 
Recent Blog Posts

Project Approval Will Hinge on Local Benefit Guarantees
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Liquid Cooling Will Not Outgrow Its High-Density Niche
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As Emissions Soar, Operators Look to Carbon Capture
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Uptime Institute


This fall, Uptime Network members across the Americas will gather at our regional conference focused on advancing the future of digital infrastructure:

  • Chicago, IL, USA | Sept 22-23, 2026

This two-day event will feature exclusive data center tours, workshops, and in-depth sessions on the most critical topics impacting the industry.

Registration is open for Network members exclusively. Not a Network member? Request Guest Access now.

 
Join Us at These Events
 

Datacentre & Cloud Infrastructure (DCCI) Expo in Malaysia
May 12-13, 2026

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

See us at the following event session:

Session: Three Pillars to Data Center Resiliency
Sy Jiunn Wong, Sales Director, Uptime Institute
May 13, 2026, 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

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Data Center Expo North America
May 18-19, 2026

San Jose, CA

See us at the following event sessions:

Panel: From CapEx to OpEx: Re-Engineering the Commercial Model for Modern Data Centres
Jeff Wood, Vice President, North America, Uptime Institute
May 19, 2026, 11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Presentation: Energy Efficiency in Digital Infrastructure: The Opportunity Beneath the Challenge

Jay Paidipati, Vice President of Energy and Sustainability Program Management, Uptime Institute
May 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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Data Center Nation Milan 2026
May 27, 2026

Milan, Italy


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Datacloud Global Congress
June 2-4, 2026

Cannes, France

See us at the following event session:

Panel: How can BESS contribute to a sustainable future for data centers?
Andy Lawrence, Executive Director, Uptime Institute
June 3, 2026, 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.