The world of technology moves lightning fast, which means replacement of critical infrastructure occurs regularly.

What is happening in the state of the mission critical industry? In this ongoing feature, we ask industry leaders their thoughts on where the industry is headed and what will happen along the way.

The enormous demand for data storage is driving exponential data center growth in markets around the globe.

There is a crisis developing in the critical facilities labor market. The available pool of qualified and experienced talent is not keeping up with the demand.

As anyone in our business is all too fully aware, it takes an enormous amount of electricity to cool a data center.

Just as we need backup power for our sump pump systems to ensure our basements do not flood during a power outage, data servers need backup power to ensure they do not lose data during any loss of power.

For those who know me, I have long stated that waste is abundant when it comes to power and provisioning in data centers as the IT load capabilities for failover and self-healing are rarely examined or included in the power supply design.

In my last column, I discussed the new space race by Amazon and SpaceX to launch tens of thousands of satellites to provide internet access from anywhere on earth.

With the rise of colocation, enterprise and edge data centers, the requirements for data center racks have changed from being a cabinet that manages equipment to a rack enclosure that can reduce data center operational costs by preserving valuable floor space, optimizing cooling and increasing the efficiency of IT staff.