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Amy Al-Katib, editor-in-chief of Mission Critical magazine, shares her thoughts on a wide range of topics that affect the industry worldwide.

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Electrification, decarbonization, and data centers
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Electrification, decarbonization, and data centers — Oh, my!

Paving the road to carbon neutrality
May 1, 2023
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Register for the webinar today and earn free CEUs/PDHs. Archived courses are available as well and cover a range of topics, including digital forensics and the dark web, cellular glass insulation, and more.


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Calling all data centers

Put your facility in the Data Center Spotlight
Amy Al-Katib
Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP
April 20, 2023
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If you work at a facility that has anything to boast — a sustainable design, an aesthetic appeal, innovative equipment designs, a unique use of surrounding resources, etc. — we want to hear about it and maybe even tour it. 


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2022 Top Tier Products
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Which products are the Top Tier Products?

The fourth annual contest is open now
Amy Al-Katib
Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP
March 9, 2023
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The fourth annual Top Tier Products contest is happening now, and you can be a part of it!


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Mission Critical offers Future In’Sites’

You can build a data center anywhere, but should you?
February 14, 2023
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One key aspect when it comes to the future of data centers is not when these things will happen but where. That’s why Mission Critical is excited to announce Future In’Sites’ — a new e-newsletter designed to make sure you end up in the right place at the right time.


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What’s in store for data centers this year?

Industry experts share their expectations for the future
Amy Al-Katib
Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP
January 3, 2023
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Since curiosity usually gets the best of me, I turned to some industry experts to find out what their Magic 8-Balls are telling them about the future of the mission critical industry. Here are some of the predictions that caught my eye.


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Women in Technology contest
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Don’t talk about diversifying the industry

Do something about it
Amy Al-Katib
Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP
December 6, 2022
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Mission Critical is excited to bring back the Women in Technology contest. Whether they’re designing data centers, installing the equipment, or answering phone calls in an office far away from any whitespace, every woman in the industry is eligible.


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You sunk my data ship

A deeper dive into the data lake
November 25, 2022
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Technology is supposed to make the world a better place, not end it. Instead of focusing all of our energy on finding ways to get around the sustainability issue with more efficient cooling and IT equipment, let's focus on the issue: It's us. 


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The technology of the times

Legacy systems live on
Amy Al-Katib
Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP
October 18, 2022
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People want the newest and the best, and they want it now. But, not everyone has the privilege.


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Digital forensics investigators

Experts of one or masters of none?
Amy Al-Katib
Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP
September 7, 2022
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As some of you already know, I am currently enrolled in a graduate program at New York University to earn my master's degree in cybersecurity. My main interest is in digital forensics, so this has been my focus when it comes to research projects.


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Environmentally hypocritical

It’s time to start questioning your answers to sustainability
Amy Al-Katib
Amy Al-Katib, CDCDP
July 31, 2022
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There’s a point where today’s quality of life will exceed tomorrow’s possibility of life if we don’t do something to change that. When? I don’t think anyone really knows. But, the key to finding more answers is asking more questions.


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