Capacity and operations
How are capacity and operational decisions made? What works well, and where do difficulties arise?
How decisions are made about data centre infrastructure
We study how organisations plan and use data centre and compute capacity, secure power and assess infrastructure investments in Europe, and what shapes these decisions in practice.
From available capacity to viable projects
Capacity, power availability and site economics are closely linked. We want to understand how data centre operators, compute service providers and investors weigh these factors in real projects, and where they lack information.
Power and sites
How do power availability, grid connection timelines and energy costs affect site selection?
Investment and data
How are projects assessed? Which data do decision-makers trust, and what remains uncertain?
Our aim is to identify common patterns in these decisions and prepare a brief anonymised summary of the findings.
One industry, different decisions
The study brings together the experience of people who operate, use, develop and invest in data centre infrastructure.
Data centre operators
Operations, costs, capacity and site development.
Compute service providers
Infrastructure selection, procurement and availability.
Investors
Project economics, data and infrastructure risks.
Industry experts
Additional interviews to test our assumptions against first-hand infrastructure and energy experience.
Who is behind the study
Compute & Energy Observatory
We interview infrastructure professionals to understand how decisions are made in practice.
This is a research interview. We are not presenting or selling a product.
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Share your experience in an interview
Around 30 minutes online · At a mutually agreed time · No sales pitch
We will discuss a recent infrastructure decision you helped make: the data, approach and outcome. You may skip any question and do not need to share confidential information.
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