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