Mission Critical Magazine

2023 September

Check out our September 2023 issue featuring a story on layered security strategies. We also offer a quiz on electrification and decarbonization, and much more!

Boost physical security resiliency at your data center

New technologies have changed the game

David Ellis

September 5, 2023

With a layered security approach built on a unified platform, teams can better ensure the security of their assets, make more informed decisions, and provide the uninterrupted services that customers demand.

Immersion cooling for data centers

Single-phase coolants and hybrid oils

Jason Wei

September 13, 2023

In both single- and two-phase immersion cooling systems, the choice of an immersion fluid is especially important.

environmental, social, and governance (ESG)

Achieving ROI for your environmental, social, and governance initiatives

The solution is in the data

Larry Wash

September 12, 2023

Data center and commercial real estate stakeholders are recognizing and responding to calls for social responsibility, sound corporate governance, and environmental sustainability.

Data center pay to stay?

The changing market dynamics of colocation contract renewals

Kirk Killian

September 11, 2023

To improve colo contract renewal outcomes, astute users should carefully create and execute a renewal plan, usually including several sequential phases.

Decarbonizing data centers with AI-driven HVAC solutions

Dynamic optimizations in response to real-time conditions increase sustainability

Mukul Anand

September 8, 2023

While most data centers use air-cooled chillers that have free cooling coils to benefit from lower ambient conditions, air-cooled, magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers can operate at inverted conditions and provide free cooling without the need for additional coils.

How financial exchanges gain network productivity in the cloud

A look at data center migration

Jeff Mezger

September 7, 2023

How can data center professionals make the right network management decisions to maximize business continuity, reduce time to market, lower costs, and decrease risks?

QUIZ | Electrification and Decarbonization

Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP

September 6, 2023

Replacing technologies that are powered by fossil fuels with technologies powered by renewable energy sources is a key ingredient in the decarbonization recipe.

Retrofit solution brings security and efficiency to Europe energy supplier

An ABB case study

August 28, 2023

A leading Belgium energy supplier has turned to ABB Electrification Service for a retrofill solution to safeguard and extend the safe operating life of its switchgear systems across five of its combined heat and power (CHP) plants.

Are you ready for Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

October is right around the corner

Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP

August 31, 2023

Even if you practice good cyber hygiene every day, there’s always something more to learn or do.

A new scope for the greenhouse gas protocol

It’s not just what you save, it’s what you avoid

August 24, 2023

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has defined three scopes to categorize the different kinds of emissions created across an organization’s wider value chain, including its suppliers and customers.

On Demand This course discusses the performance properties of cellular glass insulation ideal for these facilities as well as example assemblies to help achieve redundancy and durability.

EARN: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 0.1 IACET CEU; 1 PDH