Kevin Heslin is editor of Mission Critical. Previously he was editor of Energy and Power Management. Heslin offers commentary on a wide-ranging number of topics, from news about Mission Critical to developments worldwide that affect the industry.
Coincidentally, two well-respected organizations, the Uptime Institute and DatacenterDynamics contact me as part of mass mailings relating to their industry research.
As many of you know, I spent a couple of days at the 7x24 Exchange Thought Leadership event in Orlando, FL. Orlando, as you probably know, is home to children’s make believe with attractions including Disney World and Universal Studios.
Chris Crosby’s audacious plan to extend data center services to underserved markets was the first of several conversations that got me to wondering how markets become underserved in the first place.
AOL’s Mike Manos recently noted that an April 23rd Yahoo! filing argues that designs utilized by Facebook and made public as part of the Open Compute Initiative might infringe on Yahoo!’s intellectual property.
I do want to wish all Mission Critical readers a great Memorial Day weekend and also remind you to take a moment to honor the troops who made it possible.