Mike Murphy is group publisher for <em>Mission Critical </em>magazine. He has more than 30 years’ experience in marketing, sales, and publishing for mechanical systems. Murphy holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. He can be contacted at 440-552-2607 or murphym@bnpmedia.com.

Smart Factory Adopts IIoT Platform

Schneider Electric plant uses its own products to improve its performance.

Mike Murphy

November 4, 2019

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Old manufacturing facilities bite the dust every year in the U.S. Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) have provided opportunities for newer “smart plants” to replace stodgy, old manufacturing systems that aren’t worth rebuilding.

BICSI 2019

Talking Business At Molex

Wired trends in a wireless world.

Mike Murphy

February 22, 2019

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ORLANDO — BICSI, the association advancing the information and communications technology (ICT) community, brought its 2019 Winter Conference & Exhibition to the sunny climes of central-Florida.

On The Road

BICSI Annual Meeting

BICSI members discuss innovative market.

Mike Murphy

February 8, 2019

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The Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) met at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center January 20-24 for its 2019 Winter Conference & Exhibition.

2018 7x24 Spring Conference Wrap-Up

Data Center Of Tomorrow

The Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek hosted the 7x24 Change Spring Conference, June 3-6, 2018.

Mike Murphy

June 8, 2018

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The Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek hosted the 7x24 Change Spring Conference, June 3-6, 2018.

5G and Power - Distributed to the Edge

5G promises lightning-fast speeds, no lag time, and increased densities — a critical piece to make autonomous vehicles and smart cities a reality. So, why aren't cars driving themselves yet? The answer is that even though the technology needed to transmit the data exists, there’s not enough power to get it there. Integrating distributed power to high-speed communications and IT nodes seems like a logical fix to the problem.

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Portable A/Cs Steal the Data Center “Spot”light

Data centers of today are rapidly transforming into data centers of tomorrow. The industry is evolving at both ends of the spectrum as it continues to increase its physical footprint while simultaneously decreasing its carbon footprint. Some data center campuses consist of several extremely large facilities, but decentralized networks that utilize small, on-site server rooms are also growing in popularity. And although there are still a lot of questions surrounding edge computing, it’s certainly not going anyway anytime soon.

Mission Critical Magazine

2020 January/February

In our first issue of the year, we reveal the 2019 Facility Manager of the Year winner. But that's not all — we also take a look at data center site selection, cybersecurity, and hyperscale network architecture as we explore the cloud.

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