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![Are utility companies needed for pull-the-plug testing?](https://journal.uptimeinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Utility-companies-pull-plug-testing-featured-495x400.jpg)
Are utility companies needed for pull-the-plug testing?
The testing of backup power systems is crucial for ensuring…
![Lifting and shifting apps to the cloud: a source of risk creep?](https://journal.uptimeinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lifting-and-shifting-apps-to-the-cloud-a-source-of-risk-creep-featured-495x400.jpg)
Lifting and shifting apps to the cloud: a source of risk creep?
Public cloud infrastructures have come a long way over the past…
![Forecasting the solar storm threat](https://journal.uptimeinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Forecasting-the-Solar-Storm-Threat-featured-495x400.jpg)
Forecasting the solar storm threat
A proposed permanent network of electromagnetic monitoring stations…
![Major data center fire highlights criticality of IT services](https://journal.uptimeinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Major-data-center-fire-highlights-criticality-of-IT-services-featured-495x400.jpg)
Major data center fire highlights criticality of IT services
Uptime Institute’s outages database suggests data center fires…
![Data centers weather solar storms](https://journal.uptimeinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Solar-Storms-featured-495x400.jpg)
Data centers weather solar storms
The US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued multiple…
![Extreme heat stress-tests European data centers – again](https://journal.uptimeinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Extreme-heat-featured-495x400.jpg)
Extreme heat stress-tests European data centers – again
An extreme heat wave swept across much of Western Europe on…