Evolving security practices take on an increasing complex environment

Digital twins - accurate 3D representations of data center facilities - can help providers plan big changes and radically reduce their risks, says Cadence's Dave King

De-risk your disaster recovery to deal with weather and cyberattacks

Six surprising things data governance can do

Protecting individual's data: what will the impact be on your business?

Maybe your organization only suffered a minor intrusion - but you need to protect against future events

The biggest security threat to edge data centers might not be cyber miscreants penetrating the firewall, but very ordinary miscreants simply coming through the door, warns RF Code’s Gregg Primm

When a fire takes hold, it can be absolutely catastrophic. What can data center operators do to minimise the risks?

Consolidation is producing too many single points of failure

State level privacy rules are catching up with Europe's GDPR

You want to avoid fires. You also want to avoid pressing the panic button

We rely on CDNs - you need to be aware of this and plan what to do if they fail you

A lot of the stuff people want to do at the Edge is already being done

The sheer size of your files will affect your technology choices

Applications are easier to build, but their complexity is increasing. A Google outage can take down entire networks

With edge data centers, operators could end up running thousands of sites, and most won't be staffed full-time. Who will be making sure that the UPS remains fully functional?

Dealing with the actual destruction is just the first step...

Design carefully, and employ surge protection devices

You can shave off some power losses, but your UPS won't isolate your systems so well

If they can hit pipelines, data centers could be next

Navigating the global morass of privacy regs requires rethinking data management

Fix the biggest dangers first

After the disastrous fire at OVHcloud in Strasbourg, we need information on the risk

OVHcloud was known as a bold innovator. When the cause of the SBG2 fire in Strasbourg is finally revealed, this may be a factor