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Institute white papers capitalize on both original research and the analysis of data gathered by its sister company, ComputerSite Engineering. These white papers are written by Institute experts, considered leaders in the critical Facilities industry and present issues imminent to uninterruptible information uptime.

Opinion of the Institute: Green Computing

Uptime Institute Defines Lean Computing

Using ITIL to Gain Data Center Efficiency

ITIL - How to Manage the Coming Convergence of IT and Facilities

Revolutionizing Data Center Efficiency - McKinsey / Institute Report Released

Cost Model: Dollars per kW plus Dollars per Square Foot of Computer Floor

Special Report: Energy Efficiency Strategies Survey Results

Operational Sustainability and Its Impact on Data Center Uptime Performance, Investment Value, Energy Efficiency, and Resiliency

Special Report: Data Center Capacity and Energy Efficiency Survey

Tier Classifications Define Site Infrastructure Performance

New Product Review: Self-Contained Computer Room in a Shipping Container from Sun Microsystems

2007 Charrette Findings (Executive Summary)

Validus DC response to Charrette Findings

Four Metrics Define Data Center Greenness

A Simple Model for Determining True Total Cost of Ownership for Data Centers

Opinion of the Institute: EPA Report Should Spur Industry-Wide Green Data Center Movement

The Invisible Crisis in the Data Center: The Economic Meltdown of Moore's Law

Opinion of The Uptime Institute®, Inc. - Intel’s 45-nanometer Chip Innovation Announcement

Data Center Energy Efficiency and Productivity

High-Density Computing: The Path Forward 2006

Pre-approval Checklist for Alternative Cooling Solution Deployment

2005-2010 Heat Density Trends in Data Processing, Computer Systems, and Telecommunications

Changing Cooling Requirements Leave Many Data Centers at Risk

Alternating Cold and Hot Aisles Provides More Reliable Cooling for Server Farms

Fault Tolerant Power Certification Is Essential When Buying Products for High Availability

Site Uptime Procedures and Guidelines for Safely Performing Work in an Active Data Center

How to Meet "24 by Forever" Cooling Demands of your Data Center

Dollars per kW plus Dollars per Square Foot Is a Better Data Center Cost Model than Dollars per Square Foot Alone

Continuous Cooling is Required for Continuous Availability: Data Center Managers Need to Match Their Availability Expectations

Reducing Bypass Airflow is Essential for Eliminating Computer Room Hot Spots

Zinc Whiskers Growing on Raised-Floor Tiles are Causing Conductive Failures and Equipment Shutdowns