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Home » Publications » Mission Critical Magazine

Mission Critical Magazine

MC-Cover Sept Oct-digital 2019

2019 September/October

This issue of Mission Critical sheds light on the IT dilemma and explores other topics like IT and data center automation, powering mission critical facilities, the demands of the IoT, and more. Additionally, the IT-Colo Strategic Planner is included as a special edition with the September/October 2019 issue.

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Optimizing microgrid systems for reliability

Integrating the Right Energy Mix

Optimizing microgrid systems for reliability
Tom Drake Brian Ponstein
October 16, 2019
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Although September — National Disaster Preparedness month — is behind us, there’s no better time to focus on the continued, growing demand for decentralized energy services that don’t rely on the traditional power grid.


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The future is not as grim as it may sound
IT-Colo Strategic Planner

Colocation Phoenixes as Enterprise Data Centers Die Off

The future is not as grim as it may sound.
Jake Ring
November 1, 2019
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If you’ve been listening to industry chatter, then you’ve probably heard murmurs about the death of the data center.


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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.


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Keep Generators and Storage Tanks Alive

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.


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Everything You Need to Know About Edge Colocation Is at the Airport
IT-Colo Strategic Planner

Everything You Need to Know About Edge Colocation Is at the Airport

Imagine what it would be like if every airline had its own airport in every major city.
Jason Bourg
October 25, 2019
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If you’re like me, you travel a fair amount for work, and that means you spend time sitting in airport concourses waiting for your flight, waiting for your flight to be rescheduled, and waiting for information on alternate flights when your flight is cancelled.


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Colocation and the Federal Government
IT-Colo Strategic Planner

Colocation and the Federal Government

Follow these 10 steps for a successful migration.
Isaac Negusse
October 21, 2019
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In April, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to Congress on the current status of the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) — the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) directive to optimize and consolidate data centers to deliver better services to the public while increasing return on investment (ROI) to taxpayers.


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Smart Factory Adopts IIoT Platform

Smart Factory Adopts IIoT Platform

Schneider Electric plant uses its own products to improve its performance.
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Mike Murphy
November 4, 2019
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Old manufacturing facilities bite the dust every year in the U.S. Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) have provided opportunities for newer “smart plants” to replace stodgy, old manufacturing systems that aren’t worth rebuilding.


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What’s Good for the Data Center Is Good for the Planet

Data center management tools hold the key to sustainability and energy efficiency.
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Jeff Klaus
October 3, 2019
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The next time you look to your smartphone to recall the name of that actress who co-starred in that movie with the guy from that television series, consider a study which estimated that a typical internet search engine uses as much energy as illuminating a 60-W lightbulb for 17 seconds while emitting 0.2 grams of CO2.


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Optimize the UPS to Minimize the Downs

Optimize the UPS to Minimize the Downs

UPS battery selection is critical in mission critical environments.
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Keith Lane
Scott Coburn
October 21, 2019
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The battery system is an essential part of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), but, in many cases, can be the weak link to the reliability of a critical environment.


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Madara Feature

Thermal Management Evolution Continues for Data Centers Large and Small

Hybrid cooling solutions apply more than one cooling technology.
Steve Madara
October 1, 2019
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Data center thermal management technologies continue to evolve to serve new demands of both large and small (edge) data centers.


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Julius Neudorfer-Hot Aisle Insight

The 'Rackonomics' of Liquid Cooling

Show me the money.
October 30, 2019
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In several of my past columns, I have discussed liquid cooling. It would appear my articles over the past five years have had their effect, since lately it seems like almost everyone is offering some form of liquid cooling system.


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Cloud Security Posture Management Best Practices

Cloud Security Posture Management Best Practices

Security teams must rethink their approaches to protect this dynamic environment.
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Yair Green
November 13, 2019
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With the rapid adoption of cloud services and an increasing number of cloud infrastructure and platform services, we have witnessed an explosion in complexity and unmanaged risk in the mission critical industry.


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Is It the Right Time to Consider 5G?

Is It the Right Time to Consider 5G?

Opportunity is knocking.
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Marcio Saito
November 11, 2019
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Business success is often linked to understanding and deploying the right technologies. From artificial intelligence and automation to line of business applications, it can be difficult to cut through the hype to understand which technologies are truly innovative and impactful.


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If You’re Floating on a Commodity Cloud, Prepare for a Rocky Ride

If You’re Floating on a Commodity Cloud, Prepare for a Rocky Ride

Attention, cloud shoppers: Is that bargain on aisle 9 all that it’s cracked up to be?
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Adam Stern
November 6, 2019
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While in-store come-ons don’t actually happen in the IT realm, an analog sort of does.  If you’re a small or midsize business poised to move to the cloud and you’re working with a clean slate, your choices are fairly clear from the get-go, even if the answers are neither obvious nor universally applicable.


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Sharing Doesn’t Always Mean You End Up With Less
IT-Colo Strategic Planner

Sharing Doesn’t Always Mean You End Up With Less

Colocation may be the answer to your growing pains.
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Amy Al-Katib
October 21, 2019
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There are pros and cons to everything, and colocation is no exception. Though it may be a relatively new concept to the data center world, it definitely wasn’t born yesterday. Other industries have been building their business models around the idea of colocation for quite some time.


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Writing on the edge

Happy to Be in the Cloud

The mission critical industry is changing, and so is the magazine
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Amy Al-Katib
October 16, 2019
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I’m sure you noticed a different face on this page, but I still want to take up a few lines here to introduce myself. My name is Amy Al-Katib, and I am the new editor-in-chief for Mission Critical magazine.


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Sustainable Operations

Resolving the Critical Facilities Labor Shortage

A look at what the industry is offering in terms of training and recruiting.
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Terry L. Rodgers CPE, CPMP
October 23, 2019
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My last article, “The Critical Facilities Labor Market,” discussed the current shortage of qualified and experienced labor. It focused on how the labor shortage came about and how it is impacting the overall industry. Basically, it honed in on the problem and associated causes.


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Maysteel Sneak Peek

Four Ways to Beat Data Center Heat

October 8, 2019
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Data center operators and facility managers continuously work to ensure temperatures remain consistent without raising energy bills.


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Products

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Pow-R-Line XD Switchboard — Eaton

August 19, 2019
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Eaton’s new Pow-R-Line XD switchboard features a compact design that enhances safety and reduces downtime with improved breaker change-out capability.
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Rooftop Units — York

August 23, 2019
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The York Sun Choice rooftop units deliver value from project start to finish. The 15- to 27.5-ton units exceed Department of Energy (DOE) 2018 guidelines by up to 25% and already surpass future DOE 2023 part-load standards by almost 10%, reducing energy consumption and operating costs.
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Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) — Nortek Air Solutions

August 28, 2019
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This 1,200-kW CDU boasts a small footprint while supplying 1.2 MW of cooling capacity in a density of 14.6 square feet.
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Hybrid Cooler — Baltimore Aircoil Co.

August 26, 2019
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This hybrid cooler maintains peak performance for a variety of applications where water is scarce, water costs are high, uptime is critical, or plume is a concern by delivering energy-efficient cooling while maximizing water savings.
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HVAC Control System — Quest Controls

August 27, 2019
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MegaSys Telenium users can now add the Quest RSC 1000 driver to their software to monitor equipment and to make set point changes.


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EMI Filters — OnFilter

September 10, 2019
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OnFILTER' received U.S. Patent 10,263,591 for its SF series dV/dt EMI filters for servo motors and variable frequency drives (VFDs) that block damaging high-frequency currents from destroying motor bearings.
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IoT Platform — BitBox USA LLC

September 25, 2019
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The BitBox platform meets the challenges of data-driven decision-making within edge infrastructure and distributed facilities by simplifying the data aggregation processes of disjointed infrastructure.
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Ethernet

Ethernet Solution — Advantech

September 13, 2019
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The EKI-2528I-M12 Ethernet switch is designed with high IP67 degree of protection to guarantee users a waterproof, dustproof, and anti-corrosive network environment.
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Networking Infrastructure — Antaira

September 2, 2019
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These industrial-grade equipment lines are Ethernet-ready to fulfill various markets’ edge-level networking applications in harsh and outdoor environments.
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Digital Electricity Cable — Belden Inc.

September 23, 2019
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These cables, designed by Belden Inc. and VoltServer, are available in copper for power only and hybrid copper/fiber constructions to transmit power and data over long distances in a single cable run.
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Sticklers

Fiber Optic Cleaner — Sticklers

September 3, 2019
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This is the flagship fiber optic cleaning kit from Sticklers because it includes CleanClicker™ fibre optic connector cleaners, Fibre Optic Splice & Connector Cleaner Fluid, Clean Wipes, CleanStixx™ connector cleaning sticks, and an all-in-one handheld microscope probe.
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