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Minimizing Critical Facility Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic

Questions and answers from Uptime Institute’s webinar

April 3, 2020

On March 18, Uptime Institute hosted the webinar COVID-19: Minimizing critical facility risk. Much of the content was based on the Uptime Institute report COVID-19: Minimizing critical facility risk. Here, you’ll find the questions attendees submitted and the corresponding answers provided by Uptime Institute experts.

Disaster Recovery at the Edge

Examining the rolling blackouts

Marcio Saito

February 28, 2020

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It wasn’t that long ago that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) implemented rolling blackouts throughout California in an effort to prevent wildfires — an unprecedented move in the U.S. It raised the question of how companies that rely on networks to run their businesses prepare for power outages.

Aspirating Fire Detection in Data Centers

Technology provides early smoke detection and streamlined testing and maintenance

Carlo Chatman

January 9, 2020

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Fire is the second-leading cause of failure (after power issues), according to a 2015 Capitoline survey, and the risk is increasing as greater power densities (20-plus kW per rack) are housed in more confined spaces.

Ensuring Uptime and Electrical Safety When Disaster Strikes

Data centers are extremely vulnerable when it comes to power outages

Ed Spears Harold Ruckpaul

January 7, 2020

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Whether enterprise, colocation, or edge data centers, no other facility is host to the sheer amount of business-critical information that data centers hold, and, therefore, no other facility faces as significant a business consequence in the event of a power outage.

Taking IT infrastructure to the next level

IT-Colo Strategic Planner

Factors to Consider When Deciding on Colocation

Taking IT infrastructure to the next level.

Ross Warrington

November 8, 2019

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Whether an organization starts out with a modest, on-premises IT infrastructure or uses a public cloud provider to meet its data and networking needs, it will eventually reach a point where that solution is no longer viable.

Keep Generators and Storage Tanks Alive in the Wake of the Corrosion Crisis

Don’t discover the cost of corrosion the hard way.

Pat Smyth

October 28, 2019

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The increased prevalence of corrosion in storage tanks was first noticed in 2007, shortly after the introduction of ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) biodiesel blends. Intense study has followed, trying to answer the questions of what has caused the increase in corrosion and how to mitigate it.

Victaulic® Acquires Globe Fire Sprinkler

The two century-old companies will bring support to fire protection customers, industry.

July 9, 2019

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Effective July 8, 2019, Victaulic has purchased Globe Fire Sprinkler.

On The Road: 2019 7x24 Spring Conference

2019 7x24 Spring Conference Set For June 2-5

The conference will be held at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, FL.

April 16, 2019

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The 7x24 2019 Spring Conference will be held June 2-5, 2019 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, FL.

New Products

Louvers from Ruskin®

Ruskin introduces two louvers that are designed to provide enhanced impact resistance for essential facilities and other structures.

March 8, 2019

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The Ruskin® EME420DDE and EME520DDE wind-driven rain resistant louvers are qualified to the AMCA 540 Missile Level E Impact Test (55 mph impact).

New Products

Fire Suppression Systems from Victaulic

November 2, 2018

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Victaulic’s Vortex™ fire suppression system is designed for data center and control room applications.

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The rapid demand for lithium batteries with uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) has left the fire, safety, and electrical codes a step behind. In prior versions of these batteries – there was little guidance given on installation and code requirements. The latest versions require a more stringent look at new codes, requirements and practices.

Mission Critical Magazine

2020 March/April

Learn about emerging battery technologies, monitoring options in the data center, optimized electrical system designs, and more inside the pages of Mission Critical’s March/April issue.

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