Although our industry is full of acronyms, this one is quite important. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings are a critical consideration to ensure the health and future of an organization.

In a world that’s constantly connected, experiencing an outage is more expensive than ever; the average cost of IT downtime is $5,600 per minute. However, because there is so much variability in how businesses and data centers are run, the cost of these outages can range from as much as...

To support some of the world’s most critical pieces of infrastructure, you need a resilient solution that can withstand the demand of a digital economy. However, the biggest focus in creating these types of data center architectures continues to revolve around efficiency. In the latest AFCOM State of the Data...

For the longest time, data centers were measured with the PUE metric. This metric would indicate how well power was being utilized and the efficiency of the data center. Although this is still very important, those focusing on truly sustainable solutions are also looking at water as an indicator for...

We are a digital society. Organizations and people rely on critical infrastructure to support data requirements, applications and services. Many worldwide are already digital natives as we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The World Economic Forum defines this new era as a fusion of technologies, blurring the physical, digital and...

Sustainable by Design® Our connected society is directly dependent on critical infrastructure. However, a new focus around critical infrastructure revolves around our ability to deliver green and sustainable power. A very recent study published in the journal Science concluded that data centers accounted for about 205 terawatt-hours of electricity usage...