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Proper Data Center Staffing is Key to Reliable Operations

The care and feeding of a data center By Richard F. Van Loo Managing…

The Making of a Good Method of Procedure

Good MOPs (method of procedure) help humans manage the complexity…

Improving Performance in Ever-Changing Mission-Critical IT Infrastructures

CenturyLink incorporates lessons learned and best practices for…

Operational Upgrade Helps Fuel Oil Exploration Surveyor

Petroleum Geo-Services increases its capabilities using innovative…
The Tier Standard ConversationUI @ 2021

Explaining the Uptime Institute’s Tier Classification System (April 2021 Update)

Note: This is an April 2021 update to an article previously published. Uptime…

Data Center Outages, Incidents, and Industry Transparency

The lack of transparency can be seen as a root cause of outages…
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Dual-Corded Power and Fault Tolerance: Past, Present, and Future

Details of dual-corded power change, but the theme remains the…
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Data Center Cost Myths: SCALE

What happens when economies of scale is a false promise? By…
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Lessons Learned From Superstorm Sandy

An Uptime Institute survey reveals that best practices and preparation…

Fuel System Design and Reliability

Topology and operational sustainability considerations must drive…