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Outages: understanding the human factor

Outages: understanding the human factor

Analyzing human error — with a view to preventing it — has…
The weakest link dictates cloud outage compensation

The weakest link dictates cloud outage compensation

Cloud providers offer services that are assembled by users into…
Cloud generations drive down prices

Cloud generations drive down prices

Cloud providers need to deliver the newest capability to stay…
Cloud Complexity

Why cloud is a kludge of complexity

The cloud model was designed to be simple and nimble. Simple…
Flexibility drives cloud lock-in risk

Flexibility drives cloud lock-in risk

Vendor lock-in is regularly levied as a criticism of cloud services.…
Are proof-of-work blockchains a corporate sustainability issue?

Are proof-of-work blockchains a corporate sustainability issue?

The data center and IT industry is a relatively minor — but nevertheless significant — contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
UI @ 2021

The insider threat: Social engineering is raising security risks

Uptime Institute Members say one of their most vexing security…
Climate Change and Digital Infrastructure

Extreme weather affects nearly half of data centers

Recent extreme weather-related events in the US (the big freeze…