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Data Center Outages, Vol. 2: Connectivity

Data Center Outages, Vol. 2: Connectivity

Ken Hill
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Another cause of service outages is network connectivity. A loss of connectivity resulting in downtime can lead to a number of negative business impacting events. What causes a loss of connectivity? Equipment failure Software crash Human error Denial of service (DoS) attacks Fiber cuts Companies that manage network connectivity in-house to support mission critical applications are more susceptible...