Why network diversity is the strongest defense against data center connectivity failure
While outages can still happen, network resiliency limits the impact
Industry Views - Outages
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Cyber resilience starts with smarter infrastructure
Significant grid outages last year highlight just how vulnerable connectivity resiliency can be
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Rethinking data center strategy for AI at scale
Architecting for real-time intelligence
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It's time to get tough on telecom infrastructure vandals
Tougher sentences and convictions will deter criminals
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Building a resilient grid for the energy future
The Iberian outage earlier this year serves as a reminder of how critical the grid is
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Data centers weather grid failures - but utilities want change
Data center owners are as committed to Tier III and Tier IV designs as ever, but more will be required to share power, adding complexity and possibly risk
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Can we heal what ails data center networks?
Is better automation the solution?
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Every second counts: Unlocking the power of aspirating smoke detection in data centers
Systems can provide extra seconds or minutes to act in fire scenarios
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Sponsored Why fire is a sustainability issue: The carbon cost of PV panel roof fires
Failure to prevent fire spread and penetration from PV panels puts lives at risk and undermines the sustainability of a building
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Sponsored Three ways to sustainably optimize your backup power system
A sustainable backup power system balances reliability, environmental impact, and operational costs
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The human factor: Training and safety in high-tech environments
Data center safety rests not just in the technology, but in the hands of those who manage it
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UK networks need to be more resilient in the face of increasingly frequent outages
Outages will happen again, but carriers need to be prepared
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Ignore Li-ion fire risks at your peril
Li-ion batteries have many benefits but may have been adopted without sufficient risk analysis
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Data center uptime requires substation redundancy
Can utility providers give data center operators more information about their substations?
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Are high-power workloads pushing data centers to breaking point?
When data centers break, popular cloud services and apps follow
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OVHcloud's fire, and other unanswered questions
There are still plenty of unknowns to find out
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Mainframes on the move
Most mainframe cloud migrations fail - but generative AI could help with a more sensible approach
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Changing our perspectives on the impact of planned downtime
Planned downtime isn't as expensive as you might think
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A poor argument in court won't help your recovery from disaster
Like Boris Johnson, OVHcloud has used a defense which makes it look incompetent
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Plan ahead and say goodbye to service outages for good
Take arms against a sea of trouble tickets
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How data centers can keep their cool while the world heats up
Extreme weather is going to be on the increase .You need to be prepared
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Forecasting the solar storm threat
The US has plans for a network of electromagnetic monitoring stations to predict geomagnetic disturbances
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The FAA's NOTAM flight outage: complexity is the enemy
Wednesday's flight chaos should focus attention on existing criticism of the system
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Top executives are ignoring the benefits of testing
Negligent attitudes towards testing from CEOs leave manufacturers at risk of costly downtime
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Kakao's fate should be a lesson to OVHcloud
In South Korea, a data center fire led to government intervention. In France, just silence
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When cooling systems burn
As the climate warms, and facilities attempt to minimize cooling for efficiency reasons, we could see a trend for cooling systems failures
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Data centers weather solar storms
Geomagnetic storms can cause disruption and damage, yet few assess the risk or implement protections
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The data center cooling crisis
Why we need to rethink our approach