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Are utility companies needed for pull-the-plug testing?
The testing of backup power systems is crucial for ensuring…
Data center operators will face more grid disturbances
The energy crisis of 2022, resulting from Russia’s invasion…
The effects of a failing power grid in South Africa
European countries narrowly avoided an energy crisis in the…
Rapid interconnectivity growth will add complexity and risk
Recent geopolitical concerns, predictions of a looming recession,…
Major data center fire highlights criticality of IT services
Uptime Institute’s outages database suggests data center fires…
Making sense of the outage numbers
In recent years, Uptime Institute has published regular reports…
Outages: understanding the human factor
Analyzing human error — with a view to preventing it — has…
Fastly outage underscores slow creep of digital services risk
A recent outage at content delivery network Fastly took down…
Accountability – the “new” imperative
Outsourcing the requirement to own and operate data center capacity…