Businesses today face a complex array of conditions, including ever-changing economic climates, technology trends, and other obstacles that thwart many less-than-solid companies.

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When the Steel ORCA team started planning, it was our intention of being the “Greenest Data Center on Earth,” and, as a data center/services company, we were in the enviable position of being unrestrained by established corporate policies, legacy designs, or outdated facilities.

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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) built its name on more than a century of efficient distribution.

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In 1956, the Suez Canal was taken over by Egypt. In response, Britain, France, and Israel attacked to protect their interests in the canal.

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The problem with mission-critical emergency systems is that failures only occur when the systems are called upon to operate.

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High temperatures make data center managers break out in cold sweats. Even though the thermostat may read a comfortable 76ºF, customers at colocation facilities say, “There must be a problem here, this room is so hot.”

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An occupational privilege I never take for granted is access to a variety of organization’s strategic charters and the senior executives who define them. My last column looked at Tim Caulfield’s journey to CEO of American Internet Service (AIS) in San Diego, CA.

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As a follow up to a recent Mission Critical webinar, I thought it would be helpful to publish some FAQs about the subject of safety. 

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I hear the sound of tectonic plates shifting in the computing world. 

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Virtually every server, desktop, and laptop ships with some sort of native power management built-in. 

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