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Writing on the Edge
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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, including cybersecurity, data center training and education, site selection, and diversity, to name a few.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Relax and play a data center game
November 23, 2023

Check out this week’s Server Scramble puzzle.


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Cyberattacks are the new leading cause of downtime

And other scary cybersecurity stats
November 2, 2023

I read a lot about the strides the industry is making. But, then I come across reports, like the Data Health Check, and I can’t help but wonder … are we making strides? 


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Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The scariest cybersecurity stats of 2023

Key findings from a roundup of reports
October 25, 2023

With Halloween around the corner, it seemed like a good time to share these scary cybersecurity stats. Read on if you dare — this roundup of reports reveals some of the scariest findings from cybersecurity researchers in 2023.


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Let's make data centers go viral

What's the hold up?
October 5, 2023

How can nearly everyone know what ChatGPT, AI, the IoT, Alexa, Siri, etc., are and not know what a data center is? It blows my mind.


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Are you ready for Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

October is right around the corner
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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. 


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A data center industry challenge

Let’s practice sustainability
August 7, 2023

I encourage everyone reading this to practice in all aspects of both their personal and professional lives — practice being healthy, kind, understanding, empathetic, resourceful, etc. But, I'd also like to challenge you to practice being more sustainable.


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Generative AI — the good, the bad, and the lazy

Let’s be resourceful about our resources
July 7, 2023

Our blasé attitude toward data consumption is a huge problem — one we can solve but that we seem to be perpetuating instead …


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Mission critical events

Which conference are on your must-attend list?
May 29, 2023

Share your answers with me and the rest of our readers on LinkedIn, and maybe we’ll see you at the next event.


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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

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

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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