The causes of data center downtime are diverse, but there is an important trend that puts the ultimate responsibility on generators

There is a new threat lurking that is set to put data center security in the spotlight - state-sponsored cyber-attacks

Now we are placing IT equipment at the edge of the network, we have to apply new security measures… and keep up the existing ones 

The champagne is still flowing, but some people are drinking for different reasons

The biggest lesson from the meltdown at British Airways is this: don’t have a single point of failure

IoT and the Internet of Me: how digital infrastructure rewired the millennial mindset

Data center owners and operators may have missed the legal requirement referring to environmental controls and the impact on M&E systems

An internal arc fault is rare, but it is the most severe fault that can occur within a switchgear system

The airline could win back some trust if it helped to break the secrecy around IT failures
Our latest on the BA outage is here

An essential but complex guide to lightning protection for data centers

All you need to know about the forthcoming EU Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

You can’t protect infrastructure from sharp teeth and long claws

2016 saw an epidemic of catastrophic failure. Here are some lessons to learn from the tough experiences of others 

In the wake of the attack on Dyn, we need a new model for outsourcing security

Data sovereignty issues will be at the fore, and data could be repatriated during the Brexit process

This year is already seeing unplanned outages. Plan for the unexpected now!

Politics will make us all more conscious of where our data is, while hyperconvergence, SDN and the cloud come of age

What’s so different about attacks on universities?

Security by obscurity doesn’t even work in code, so how do you expect to hide a data center?

The new threat from the Internet of Things will need swift response

We know mechanical and electrical equipment is vulnerable to attack. It’s time to stop denying the danger and improve our security practice

Look out for the arrival of 5G and continued issues around security

LinkedIn is blocked in Russia, but Moscow is only enforcing laws designed to address an international issue

Research and development shown at DCD’s Zettastructure event could stop fire suppression systems breaking data centers