For decades, lead acid was the only option to provide backup power for data centers. The rise of lithium-ion technology in recent years improved upon the limitations of lead acid, but lithium-ion isn’t a miracle solution and comes with significant risk.
Advances in digital technology have transformed access control systems (ACSs) from performing tasks, like locking/unlocking doors, to contributing to efficiency and business insights. And, as legacy components age, they become vulnerable to evolving threats. How much do you know about modern ACSs? Take this quiz to find out.
In the early 1990s, the longest lead-to-purchase time was 45 weeks for raised floor tiles. Today, the longest lead-to-purchase times are for generators, transformers, switchgear, and raw materials.
Women from all over the world in a wide range of technology sectors, including data centers, health care, and food processing, were nominated for their admirable contributions to the industry and the people who rely on it.
Women are not only capable of working in this industry, they are essential to it. And, with that being said, Mission Critical is excited to announce the winners of the third annual Top 25 Women in Technology contest.
The promise of easy-to-build, low-carbon, reliable power is too good to pass up. We need to get serious about exploring SMRs at data centers. How can we scale and make the technology affordable?
Last fall, a lithium-ion battery started a fire in an electrical control room in South Korea. The conflagration eventually disrupted the operations of a data center that provides essential services to many businesses.
Culture is what drives how an organization is able to adapt to challenges, embrace success, and learn from failures. The behind-the-scenes, always-on effort to keep core values at the center of a business isn’t just a “nice to have,” it’s a “have to have.”
The realities of global warming are undeniable, but we face a population that simply doesn’t understand how they are contributing to it, truly believing that by plugging something into an outlet versus running on self-purchased fuel, they have helped.