My latest reporting for DataCenter Knowledge.
An industry rooted in resiliency continues to uphold its core tenets, as data center outages decline for the fifth consecutive year, according to Uptime Institute’s latest annual research.
The 2026 Data Center Outage Analysis, published this week by Uptime’s research unit, examines downtime across the industry using a combination of the tier certification organization’s own survey, press reports, company statements, and other sources.
However, a recent AI-driven pivot that appears to prioritize performance over resilience raises questions about how long the overall positive outage trend will continue.
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