Lightning storms, floods, car crashes and errant transfer switches were the culprits in his year’s most significant data center outages. There were plenty of high-profile outages for social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and free hosting services (more on this…
Why are companies moving primary data centers to wholesale colocation facilities like Lifeline Data Centers? More companies are using outsource data centers to meet data center certification and data center compliance requirements. There are dozens of data center certifications. Popular…
In what has become something of a yearly tradition, it’s now time for us to present 10 of the most noteworthy incidents on the Internet from this past year. As you’ll see, 2010 has been very interesting. Just like previous…
The recession has been good for data center colocation providers. The perfect storm, if you will. A scarcity of capital, the rise in high-power-density computing and a need for high-quality redundant data centers have boosted demand for colocation space, according…
When it comes to risk analysis, one of the most important tools an IT executive can deploy is compelling language. Getting buy-in from senior management is one of the most, if not the most, important prerequisite for effective IT risk…
