How CIOs Can Build Energy-Resilient IT Infrastructure
Sustainability and ESG, Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions are prompting CIOs to rethink IT infrastructure to emphasize energy resilience as a critical operational priority.
In 2026, energy prices have spiked upward.
With the conflict in the Middle East, oil prices, in particular, have risen rapidly. When Brent Crude surpassed $100 per barrel on March 8 and peaked at $126 per barrel later that month, it reverberated well beyond oil markets. For CIOs who run data centers that consume a growing share of the national grid, the conflict in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz arrived as a direct operating cost problem, not a distant geopolitical event.