Microsoft Azure went down Monday night and stayed down for hours. That news comes as Microsoft is trying to pitch two-year-old Azure as a safe and reliable platform for consumer and business applications. As first reported by The Register, which…
There is plenty of talk about cloud computing, wholesale colocation, and other ways to solve your data center problems. If you listen, you’ll soon be convinced that you should 1) get rid of all your hardware and put your server…
The data center is a critical facility that houses computer systems and associated components, including backup power, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls and security devices. Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and fire protection systems become critical to system…
The illusion of data center uptime Most of the mid-size companies that visit our Midwest colocation facility already have a data center. It’s the one in their home office. These companies have built a data center inside the four walls…
Why do hardened data center facilities matter? Hardened data centers reduce the risk of a prolonged outage due to natural and man-made disasters. On the west coast, data centers are hardened by a number of different technologies to withstand the…
