Lee McClish is a reliability engineer for RagingWire Data Centers, which operates 2 million square feet and 265 MW of critical power across massive developments in Dallas; Ashburn, Virginia; and Sacramento and Silicon Valley in Northern California. He served in the U.S. Navy as a submarine officer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree from Ohio Northern University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Ashland University.

How Reliable Is Your Data Center?

It differs depending on equipment and setup

Lee McClish

October 3, 2019

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In the data center industry, equipment redundancy is widely utilized to achieve high system availability, often required to be in the range of 99.999% (five nines). However, the required level of redundancy is dependent on equipment reliability.

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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How Reliable Is Your Data Center?

Mission Critical Magazine

2020 January/February