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COVID-19: What worries data center management the most?

To date, the critical infrastructure industry has mostly managed…
Service Outages2020

Pandemic is causing some outages and slowdowns

To date, media coverage of the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdowns…
99 Red Flags: The Availability Nines

99 Red Flags

One of the most widely cited metrics in the IT industry is for…
IT Outages in the Financial Community

Outage Reporting in Financial Services

In the movie “Mary Poppins,” Mr. Banks sings that a British…
Business Outages

Why do some industries and organizations suffer more serious, high profile outages than others?

In a recent Uptime Institute Intelligence note, we considered…
How to avoid outages: Try harder2019

How to avoid outages: Try harder!

Uptime Institute has spent years analyzing the roots causes for…
IT Outages and Airline Industry2019

IT Outages in the Airline Industry, A New Report by the GAO

Uptime Institute’s Annual outage analysis, published early…

“Think Globally, Act Locally”: Re-Evaluating Data Center Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change

The 1970s-era environmental phrase “Think globally, act locally,”…

Fire Suppression Systems Bring Unexpected Risk

Hazards include server damage from loud noise during discharge…

Myths and Misconceptions Regarding the Uptime Institute’s Tier Certification System

True or false? When it comes to Tier Certification, just ask…