It only takes a matter of seconds. Armed with a simple flash memory drive or USB port, an unauthorized user can quickly steal valuable data from a server rack with a working Ethernet connection.

Both the business-minded head and the socially responsible heart of the data center industry know the industry needs an alternative power source to complement its voracious electricity consumption from the nation's aging, primarily coal-powered grid.

This article describes an economic modeling approach being used to help data center owners more wisely choose locations for new data center de-velopments and to forecast costs along with long-term economic returns on investment associated with those prospective sites.

One of the current debates in the data center is over the best uninterruptible power supply (UPS) design to use

The nation is kicking off the New Year with a bit more promise as the fiscal cliff has been at least in part and temporarily avoided with an eleventh hour drive by our elected officials over the break.

When it comes to lightning, data centers, as well as all electronics and other mission-critical operations, face a fair amount of risk.

What are some attributes of mission-critical engineers? Well, mission-critical engineers are never complacent, they are always organized and prepared, are always creative and are always looking to improve.

Mission Critical is now celebrating it 5th anniversary. However, before you assume the editors didn’t catch the extra zero in the title, “50th Birthday,” let me note that the rate of change in the industry has been accelerating

Hurricane Sandy blasted dark clouds, high winds, and rain over the Northeast coast and left in its wake, not only a disaster but also an opportunity to assess the successes and failures of our disaster preparation, performance, and recovery.

Enterprise information technology (IT) and the supporting components can eat up a significant chunk of a company’s budget, with much of it allocated to the infrastructure and personnel needed to sustain it.