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Iron Mountain (IRM) recently held its Q2 2023 earnings call, during which the company reported both positive and negative developments. Here are the specific viewpoints from the earnings call: Bullish Points: 1. Highest-ever quarterly revenue of $1.36 billion 2. Record EBITDA of $476 million 3. Organic storage rental revenue growth of 11% 4. High-teens organic growth in both data center and digital services businesses 5. Increased quarterly dividend per share to $0.65 6. Strong pipeline for data center business, expecting to exceed original projection of 80 megawatts in 2023 7. Expansion plans in Mumbai and growth in India through joint venture with Web Werks 8. Success in Crozier Fine Arts business 9. Revenue grew to a record $1.36 billion, up 5% year on year 10. Organic storage rental revenue grew 11% Bearish Points: 1. Muted pricing for asset lifecycle management business, relying on reselling used memory, hard drives, and CPUs 2. ALM business impacted by component price declines 3. Labor costs up almost 10% year over year 4. Service gross margins down year on year due to component pricing 5. Clutter has been absorbing a modest EBITDA loss on a quarterly basis 6. Lower retention rate in Global RIM business 7. Slow progress in diversifying ALM business away from China 8. COVID-related disruptions still impacting some metrics For more information about Iron Mountain(IRM)'s earnings call, you can read the relevant news: [Iron Mountain (IRM) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2023/08/03/iron-mountain-irm-q2-2023-earnings-call-transcript/)