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Data center insecurity: Online exposure threatens critical systems
In early March 2021, a hacker group publicly exposed the username…

Datacenter Fire Frequency
The catastrophic fire that occurred at OVHcloud’s SBG2 data…

Learning from the OVHcloud data center fire
The fire that destroyed a data center (and damaged others) at…

How data center operators can transition to renewable energy
Transitioning to renewable energy use is an important, but not…

Extreme weather affects nearly half of data centers
Recent extreme weather-related events in the US (the big freeze…

Extreme cold — a neglected threat to availability?
In Uptime Institute’s recent report on preparing for the extreme…

Network problems causing ever more outages
Power failures have always been one of the top causes of serious…

Data center staff on-site: engineering specialists or generalists?
The pandemic has led to a renewed interest by data center managers…

Ensuring physical security in uncertain times
Recent events have heightened concerns around physical security…

A Surge of Innovation
Data center operators (and enterprise IT) are generally cautious…