The summer months are upon us. In many parts of the world, that means higher temperatures. Extreme heat can impact data centers by adding stress on cooling systems and increasing demand for energy. That’s why right now is the ideal time to revisit what’s involved with keeping data centers online, in spite of extreme weather. The good news: Data center operators have continued to take steps to mitigate the impacts that weather may have on their operations. Uptime Intelligence’s 2026 annual outage analysis report found that outage frequency declined for the fifth consecutive year. However, the same report indicates that…

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