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How Connected Can We Get?

The answer is way more than you think
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Chris Crosby
February 7, 2020
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This year alone, one in five internet users will own a wearable device, according to Business Insider Intelligence. If you thought of smart watches and wireless earbuds after you read that line, you’re not wrong this time, but you’re not exactly right, either.
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Questions About Driverless Cars and the IT Infrastructure Behind Them

Where are we going? And when?
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Chris Crosby
January 8, 2020
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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.


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Edge Computing Practical Reality

It’s hype vs. reality for edge computing.
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Chris Crosby
May 13, 2019
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We are all familiar with the schism between hype and reality. For example, your favorite baseball team signs a hyped prospect who scouts are projecting will be “the next Mays,” but unfortunately, he winds up hitting more like Shirley Mays than Willie Mays and is never heard from again.


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Missile Defense Systems and Data Center Security

Security protocols are not being followed.
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Chris Crosby
March 25, 2019
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The United States government employs more than 2 million non-military personnel. That’s roughly the population of New Mexico. If you’re saying, “Wow, that’s a lot of folks,” you’d be right.


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The Data Center Evolution

Stay atop the shifting sands.
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Chris Crosby
January 21, 2019
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If Darwin were writing about data centers, he’d say that the abodes of compute and storage are going through a phase of rapid evolution, and it’s this evolution that is driving the massive degree of projected growth in data centers over the coming years.


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The 5 Fundamental Principles Of A Data Center Operations Plan

Planning for the operation of your data center is a critical, and often, overlooked element of the new data center process.
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Chris Crosby
November 19, 2018
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In the 1972 movie The Candidate, Robert Redford plays an idealistic young man who is recruited to run against an incumbent senator.


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The Perils Of Data Center Waste

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Chris Crosby
September 24, 2018
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Sometimes it is hiding in plain site.


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The World of Tech Needn’t Be A Tragicomedy

Waiting For Density
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Chris Crosby
July 30, 2018
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Chances are, at one point in your life, you’ve been required to read Samuel Beckett’s magnum opus, Waiting for Godot.


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If You Want Space, We’ve Got Colocation Services

Facing the effects of conspicuous consumption.
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Chris Crosby
May 21, 2018
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As compelling as the title may have seemed, it turns out that the story read a lot like one of those mystery novels where it’s obvious who did it after the first page or two. If you, like me, guessed big cloud guys, consider yourself a member in good standing in the Hercule Poirot society of data center detectives.


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Is There Anybody Not In The Data Center Business?

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Chris Crosby
March 19, 2018
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Continued growth is in the cards.


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