Great RIN report on the use of and issues around data centres

Data centres: their use, value and impact | Research Information Network
Great report examining the use of and issues around data centres.
In short: they work, more needed.


Also relevant/current:
Data centres at heart of UK data sharing culture (JISC news item)
How do we incentivise data sharing? On standards, support and ‘data Oscars’ (Sarah Porter, JISC)