There are billions of connected devices in use worldwide, and that number is increasing by the millions every year. Unfortunately, many of these IoT devices, as well as those currently being developed and deployed, lack critical security features, making them easy targets for hackers and botnets.

Change is a part of any industry, driven by innovators who recognize the need to grow. This philosophy was elegantly underscored in a Wall Street Journal article titled “The Genius of the Tinkerer.” The author, Stephen Johnson, referenced what he called the philosophy of the adjacent possible.

Across the planet, end users and organizations are generating and consuming unprecedented volumes of data. But it can be challenging to comprehend just how fast data is growing worldwide and what the implications are for storing, managing, and accessing all of that data.

For the latest installment of the State of the Mission Critical Industry series, we sat down with Chris Crosby, CEO of Compass Datacenters.

Mission Critical magazine spoke with several industry experts — on topics ranging from cybersecurity and the upcoming election to 5G and cloud service selection — to catch a glimpse of their outlooks.

I just read an article about the inexorable march to a future filled with driverless cars. Based on past history, things seem to be moving forward as one might expect. Naturally, a lot of folks are excited, but I think this whole driverless movement raises some questions that might be overlooked in the standards development process.