Robert D. McClary joined Iron Mountain in September of 2017 with Iron Mountain’s acquisition of FORTRUST and is the chief operating officer (COO), FORTRUST, now Iron Mountain DEN-1. During his time with FORTRUST since 2001, Robert McClary has held the critical role of building the company into the premier data center services provider and colocation facility that it is today. Robert is responsible for the overall supervision of business operations, high-profile construction, and strategic technical direction. He is considered one of the leading experts on management and operations in the data center industry.

Are Data Centers The Future Shopping Malls Of The Tech World?

Robert D. McClary

December 18, 2017

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More and more frequently, multi-tenant data centers are becoming completely service neutral in order to boost their performance and their attractiveness to potential customers.

Are Data Modules Right For Your Data Center?

How to navigate the top data center industry trends with a TCO model and analysis.

Robert D. McClary

August 21, 2017

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The market demands on the data center industry seem to push multi-tenant data centers (MTDCs) and enterprise data centers toward higher density computing, efficiency, and increased speed to market.

Why You Should Consider The DRUPS

Considerations on diesel rotary uninterruptible power supplies.

Robert D. McClary

April 17, 2017

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Colocation data centers, perhaps more than most businesses, are on a constant journey towards peak operational efficiency.

Transparency In Data Center Colocation: New Market Differentiator

A DCIM portal will provide value to both the colocated customer and their data center partner.

Robert D. McClary

February 1, 2017

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It is easy to perceive that both data centers and thoughts about data centers have shifted dramatically since the first giant computers took up entire rooms to themselves.

Why You Shouldn’t Go Into The Data Center Business

There is more to the business than meets the eye.

Robert D. McClary

December 1, 2016

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In the past, it was common for enterprise IT professionals to build, own, and operate their own data center to accommodate growing business needs.

How to create a TCO model for a data center

Include all of these steps for a thorough Total Cost of Ownership model

Robert D. McClary

December 1, 2015

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How to create a useful TCO Model and Analysis report for your data center.

Powering Edge Data Centers

On Demand An edge data facility is still a data center. One still and must consider design, construction, and operational habits that result in high levels of system availability, maintainability, and resiliency. The disaggregation that edge poses will distribute compute and storage assets, and the challenge will be placing edge assets into sufficiently robust facilities or enclosures outside of traditional data centers where those local solutions can equally sustain those IT operations and systems.

How to future-proof your infrastructure as power demands grow

As power consumption requirements of both server and switch components within the IT stack expand, users are having to reconsider their power distribution strategies to balance and manage power more effectively. More power means more heat, thicker cabling and overall denser environments, which requires infrastructure upgrades. Learn key considerations for high density rack environments and effective power distribution strategies to better future-proof your infrastructure.

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July/August 2019

Mission Critical’s 2019 July/August issue focuses on green data centers, intelligent power management, cooling options, and another installment of our State of the Mission Critical Industry roundtable article.

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