Matt Stansberry is the Uptime Institute Senior Director of Content & Publications and Program Director for Uptime Institute Symposium . He has researched the convergence of technology , facility management , and energy issues in the data center since 2003 . Stansberry operates the Uptime Institute social media outlets ( Blog , Twitter , and YouTube channel ), conducts the annual data center survey , and develops the agenda for Uptime Institute industry events including Symposium and Charrette .

“ Many people don ’ t seem to be willing to throw out their legacy systems but are still investing in diesel generators and backup power ”