Data Center

Microsoft and Amazon have reportedly halted their plans to build new data center projects in Dublin. According to a report from The Times, the companies are exploring alternative locations because the state-owned electricity grid operator EirGrid imposed a ban on new connections due to power constraints. Last year, Microsoft received permission to open two new…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an advisory about ongoing cyberattacks against internet-connected uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices. The US government encourages organizations to change their default user name and password settings to prevent hackers from targeting UPS devices. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a device that allows computer systems and…

Microsoft has announced today that the company plans to open a new datacenter region in Indonesia as part of the Berdayakan Ekonomi Digital Indonesia initiative. This will be the single largest investment in the country in the 26 years that Microsoft has been established in the country.

Back in 2017, Microsoft announced that they would be opening two data centers in Africa by the end of 2018. Even though they missed that deadline, the data centers are now up and running.

When it comes to investing in your data center, while performance is still king, up-time is what keeps management off of your back.

These aren’t the servers you’re looking for. Enjoy this hilarious look as the Star Wars Force seems to be strong with Google’s data centers.