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Squirrels Driving Data Center Managers Nuts
If you work in IT, there is a good chance you have heard the odd squirrel story at some point in your career, as there is a tendency to share about the occasional times when a squirrel gets into a data...
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Do You Need a Backup of Your Backup?
By now, just about everyone’s heard horror stories of organizations being attacked by skilled hackers. Cybercriminals have caused havoc by stealing patients’ medical records from state and federal...
View ArticleIron Mountain Welcomes More Data: Yours
Announcing Expanded Data Center Facilities and Services In the past few years, the word zettabyte slipped in to our collective lexicon The demand for data storage is ever increasing and stewards of...
View ArticleIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Data Center!
My kids are big fans of superheroes and Superman is on the top of their list. To be honest, I like Superman too. He is a wondrous hero with extreme powers which he only uses for good; furthermore, he...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Archive Corporate Data
The concept of information archival is not new and has been around for decades. Traditionally, companies focused on archival in the context of paper records. However, the need for an archive does not...
View ArticleDisaster Recovery Solution? Backing Up the Backup.
As every user of a PC knows, a hard drive crash can be a disaster. Even if everything was conscientiously backed up, the bad drive will need to be replaced, and data and applications reloaded from the...
View ArticleImproving Customer Loyalty with the Right Data Center Colocation
Most Friday nights, my husband and I are too tired from the long week to cook. Sound familiar? So we head to a local pub called Porter. The food is great, prices are right and staff is friendly. As we...
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Watch Construction of a Tier III and LEED Gold Data Center in Under Two Minutes
We didn’t build the Boston data center in 2 minutes — but we do have time-lapse video of the build. Sun, rain, snow, sleet and hail – nothing stopped the progress on Iron Mountain’s Boston Data...
View ArticleData Center Colocation Cooled by Mother Nature
For the past two years, I’ve been travelling to Iron Mountain’s underground data center, near Pittsburgh, PA. And no matter what time of year I visit, my suitcase is packed with options so that I can...
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A Visit to Iron Mountain’s Boston Data Center
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Iron Mountain’s Boston Data Center which is currently under construction. I have been to multiple data centers over the years and the techie in me...
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Fast, Flexible Network Deployment with Software-defined Networking (SDN)
Iron Mountain Data Centers is pleased to showcase a guest blog by our business partner, Michael Bushong, VP of Marketing at Plexxi. On Friday, July 18 at 1pm EDT, Iron Mountain and Plexxi will present...
View ArticleMaking Good Choices Means Choosing Sustainability
It’s a bit of a cliché to talk about leaving the Earth to our children, but it’s true. Each generation makes an impact on this planet and then the next one has to live with the consequences of those...
View ArticleSaving Green by Going Green with Data Center Colocation
As enterprises continue to look for ways to reduce costs and increased efficiencies – “out-tasking” the IT infrastructure management to data center colocation providers is becoming a key trend. This...
View ArticleDoctor’s Orders: An apple a day plus secure and compliant data center colocation
As we celebrate National Health IT Week, we’re wondering: is healthcare a privilege or a right? It seems like everyone has a point of view on the issue and it’s become a hotly debated topic....
View ArticleHedgehogs, Data Centers and Leadership in Healthcare IT
We’ve come a long way with modern medicine – early detection, new drugs and improved patient care have led to significantly better treatment outcomes. And yet, we are at the cusp of a perfect storm...
View ArticleLeveraging to Data Center Colocation to Stay One Step Ahead
Maintaining a competitive advantage is a key tenet of most business strategies. But what worked well in the past may no longer hold true in today’s ever-changing reality. For example, an outdated...
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Home Depot Security Breach: Be Part of the Solution
When I opened the mail today, I received an announcement from my credit card company: Here is your new credit card after the breach at Home Depot. The card had a new number, expiration date and...
View ArticleEconomic Growth Initiative Grant for Iron Mountain’s National Data Center
Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Corbett recently awarded Iron Mountain a $2 million state grant to support the expansion of our National Data Center, located near Pittsburgh. Iron Mountain’s National Data...
View ArticleWhat’s the Next Big Agenda Item for the CIO?
The technological advancements over the past 20 years have been remarkable. We’ve seen the birth of social networking and the death of wires. Computers can connect to the Internet, but so can cars,...
View ArticleEnglewood Hospital and Medical Center Selects Iron Mountain for Data Center...
Healthcare providers tell us to “know your numbers.” They should heed the same advice for their data centers. Today I had my annual health screening. The screening consisted of the usual: height,...
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