January 2021 | Mission Critical Magazine

Mission Critical Magazine

2021 January

Start the year off right — read about the latest in cloud computing, cybersecurity, and power solutions in our January issue.

Power

How To Avoid Pitfalls during Power Outages

Prepare for what could happen, not what should happen

Phil Rafferty

January 11, 2021

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With its minimum of mechanical parts and what feels like guaranteed service from the local utility, some owners and operators may be lulled into believing the power system runs on its own and they only need to pay attention to the IT equipment.

Multi-Cloud Environments Can Be a Cybersecurity Nightmare

Follow these five steps to overcome the security gaps

Adrienne Campbell

January 18, 2021

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Overcome security gaps by following these five steps.

Colocation

How To Down-Select Colocation Candidates

A well-executed colocation selection and procurement process — Part 3 in a 6-Part series

Kirk Killian

January 15, 2021

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Users generally evaluate colo candidates on capacity, reliability, efficiency, telecom, risk avoidance, managed services, financial stability, expertise, costs, and a few other attributes.

Resiliency

Seven Points of Resilient Data Center Operations

Adapting to the ever-evolving ‘new normal’

Tasha Harvey

January 7, 2021

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While the appetite for both personal and commercial data has been steadily growing for years, the coronavirus has fueled the rise of remote working and socializing platforms, substantially accelerating demand growth.

Unlocking Stranded Power to Enable Data Center Resiliency

A look at software-defined power solutions

Dean Nelson

January 5, 2021

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There are pools of stranded power capacity in just about every data center due to safety buffers, low utilization, and rarely used redundant infrastructure.