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Mission critical operations include everything from installing network equipment; maintaining high availability; implementing and verifying data security procedures; monitoring temperature, humidity, and air quality; optimizing operations; and reducing energy consumption. Find about all of it here.

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Decommissioning

The results of improper IT asset dispostion (ITAD) strategies can be detrimental to a company. Find out what you need to know about ITAD/decommissioning best practices here.

Building Commissioning

Learn how proper building commissioning can increase the energy efficiency of a facility, create better indoor operating conditions, and prevent equipment breakdowns that could lead to catastrophic downtime.

Site Selection

There’s a lot to consider when it comes to data center site selection. From energy costs to climate to land costs and more, find out everything you need to know before building your next facility.

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Improving Sustainability in the Circular Economy Through ITAD

Think Reuse before Recycling

Mark Dobson

March 5, 2020

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More than ever, organizations of all sizes in the public and private sectors are rethinking their IT asset disposition (ITAD) strategy, putting equipment reuse first whenever possible over asset destruction and recycling.

Do You See a Future with Your Colocation Partner?

The best providers offer solutions to accommodate changes in technology

Sean Brady

February 25, 2020

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The colocation site selection process has evolved dramatically. Gone are the days when prospective clients only had to consider standard Tier III site criteria in addition to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP).

Introducing the Building Commissioning Association

Members have access to numerous benefits

Terry L. Rodgers CPE, CPMP

February 25, 2020

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The Death of the Island Fortress

Data center site selection in the 21st century

Bill Mazzetti

February 25, 2020

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While they started out like lab spaces in the ’70s, data centers evolved. By the ’90s, most had transformed into enterprise-owned, purpose-built, “island fortresses” with all data held inside.

Digitize the Commissioning Process to Increase Project Value

Eight case-in-point examples to highlight the benefits of digital commissioning software

Akash Mehta, QCxP, LEED AP BD+C

February 25, 2020

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One project, 10 buildings, 20 companies, 90 systems, 1,500 pieces of equipment, and 1,500 tests — that’s what Environmental Systems Design Inc. (ESD) managed during the commissioning (Cx) of a 28-MW mission critical project for a Fortune 500 client.

Data Center Decommissioning and ITAD

Lessons from the CommBank data breach

Mark Dobson

January 30, 2020

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In one of the most advanced financial services privacy breaches ever to occur in Australia, its largest bank lost control of 10 years’ worth of customers’ financial information when a subcontractor lost several tape drives containing banking statements from 2004 through 2014.

Sustainable Operations

ASHRAE Guideline 1.6: Data Center Commissioning

There’s still time to get involved

Terry L. Rodgers CPE, CPMP

January 15, 2020

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ASHRAE, a global nonprofit membership organization with more than 57,000 members in more than 130 countries worldwide, has been leading the engineering and development of facility standards and guidelines for 120-plus years.

Protecting The Bottom Line With IT Asset Disposition

Best practices for sustainability and compliance.

Richard Fine

September 23, 2019

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The world of technology moves lightning fast, which means replacement of critical infrastructure occurs regularly.

Sensors at the Edge: Seeing the Big Picture While Feeling and Hearing It Too

With the number of edge sites on the rise, it’s critical for you to know what’s going on in the network at any given moment. However, it’s likely there are sites you have never visited. So, if you don’t know exactly what a site looks like, what security measures are in place, or even where it is located, how can you have true visibility into the physical environment? The answer is by having good sensors in place.

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Raised Floor or Slab Floor?

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Mission Critical Magazine

2020 May/June

The May/June issue of Mission Critical explores cooling options and energy-efficient solutions, backup power, and software-defined data centers. It also features a The Optimal Edge special section.

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