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Uptime Institute Journal is our industry blog, collecting commentary and insights from our global consultants, partners and network of thousands of clients world-wide.

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How Edge Computing Is Transforming IT Infrastructure

Executive

New technologies such as IoT and cloud architectures are driving computing to the edge. Companies must embrace this trend in order to survive. The definition of computing infrastructure is changing. While large traditional data centers have…

Hacking the Physical Data Center - Not just for Hollywood Movies

Executive

We have all seen big headline stories for years about overseas network hackers who are able to extract millions of account details and social security numbers from the retail, financial and a litany of other industries. And Hollywood has done…

Uptime Institute recently awarded its Efficient IT (EIT) Stamp of Approval to LinkedIn for its new data center in Infomart Portland, signaling that the modern new facility had exceeded extremely high standards for enterprise leadership, operations,…

Airline Outages FAQ: How to Keep Your Company Out of the Headlines

Executive, Operations

Uptime Institute has prepared this brief airline outages FAQ to help the industry, media, and general public understand the reasons that data centers fail. The failure of a power control module on Monday, August 8, 2016, at a Delta Airlines…

Bulky Binders and Operations “Experts” Put Your Data Center at Risk

Operations

Wearable technology and digitized operating procedures ensure compliance with standardized practices and provide quick access to critical information By Jose Ruiz No one in the data center industry questions that data center outages are…

Tier III Certified Facilities Prove Critical to Norwegian Colo's Client Appeal

Executive

Green Mountain melds sustainability, reliability, competitive pricing, and independent certifications to attract international colo customers By Kevin Heslin Green Mountain operates two unique colo facilities in Norway, having a total…

If You Can’t Buy Effective DCIM, Build It

Operations

After commercial DCIM offerings failed to meet RELX Group’s requirements, the team built its own DCIM tool based on the existing IT Services Management Suite By Stephanie Singer What is DCIM? Most people might respond “data center…

Top 10 Considerations for Enterprises Progressing to Cloud

Executive

Industry data from Uptime Institute and 451 Research evidence a rapid rate of cloud computing adoption for enterprise IT departments. Organizations weigh cloud benefits and risks, and also evaluate how cloud will impact their existing and future…

Open19 is About Improving Hardware Choices, Standardizing Deployment

Operations

In July 2016, Yuval Bachar, principal engineer, Global Infrastructure Architecture and Strategy at LinkedIn announced Open19, a project spearheaded by the social networking service to develop a new specification for server hardware based on…

FORTRUST Gains Competitive Advantage from Management and Operations

Executive, Operations

FORTRUST regards management and operations as a core competency that helps it win new clients and control capital and operating expenses Shortly after receiving word that FORTRUST had earned Uptime Institute’s Tier Certification for Operational…

Saudi Aramco’s Cold Aisle Containment Saves Energy

Operations

Oil exploration and drilling require HPC By Issa A. Riyani and Nacianceno L. Mendoza Saudi Aramco’s Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Computer Center (ECC) is a three-story data center built in 1982. It is located in Dhahran, Kingdom…

Data-Driven Approach to Reduce Failures

Operations

Operations teams use the Uptime Institute Network’s Abnormal Incident Reports (AIRs) database to enrich site knowledge, enhance preventative maintenance, and improve preparedness By Ron Davis The AIRs system is one of the most valuable…

Reduce Data Center Insurance Premiums

Executive

Uptime Institute President Lee Kirby and Stephen Douglas, Risk Control Director for CNA, an insurance and risk control provider for the software and IT services industry recently coauthored an article for Data Center Knowledge: Lowering Your…

Identifying Lurking Vulnerabilities in the World’s Best-Run Data Centers

Executive, Operations

Peer-based critiques drive continuous improvement, identify lurking data center vulnerabilities By Kevin Heslin Shared information is one of the distinctive features of the Uptime Institute Network and its activities. Under non-disclosure…

Latest Stories

How Edge Computing Is Transforming IT Infrastructure

Hacking the Physical Data Center - Not just for Hollywood Movies

How Edge Computing Is Transforming IT Infrastructure

Hacking the Physical Data Center - Not just for Hollywood Movies

Other Stories

LinkedIn’s Oregon Data Center Goes Live, Gains EIT Stamp of Approval

Airline Outages FAQ: How to Keep Your Company Out of the Headlines

Bulky Binders and Operations “Experts” Put Your Data Center at Risk

Tier III Certified Facilities Prove Critical to Norwegian Colo's Client Appeal

If You Can’t Buy Effective DCIM, Build It

Top 10 Considerations for Enterprises Progressing to Cloud

Open19 is About Improving Hardware Choices, Standardizing Deployment

FORTRUST Gains Competitive Advantage from Management and Operations

Saudi Aramco’s Cold Aisle Containment Saves Energy

Data-Driven Approach to Reduce Failures

Reduce Data Center Insurance Premiums

Identifying Lurking Vulnerabilities in the World’s Best-Run Data Centers

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