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Tier Certification for Modular and Phased Construction
Special care must be taken on modular and phased construction…

Arc Flash Mitigation in the Data Center
Meeting OSHA and NFPA 70E arc flash safety requirements while…

Failure Doesn’t Keep Business Hours: 24×7 Coverage
A statistical justification for 24x7 coverage
By Richard Van…

Examining and Learning from Complex Systems Failures
Conventional wisdom blames “human error” for the majority…

A Look at Data Center Cooling Technologies
Sabey optimizes air-cooled data centers through containment
By…

The Calibrated Data Center: Using Predictive Modeling
Better information leads to better decisions
By Jose Ruiz
New…

Retainers Improve the Effectiveness of IEC Plugs
These small devices prevent accidental disconnection of mission…

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…

Data Center Cooling: CRAC/CRAH redundancy, capacity, and selection metrics
Striking the appropriate balance between cost and reliability…