Coronavirus work-from-home push means long nights, employee health checks for cloud firms

The intercontinental spread of a novel coronavirus in recent weeks has many businesses rushing to cloud computing, particularly work-from-home software. How does this affect the health of the data center? CEG was asked by Reuters News Agency how this pandemic is impacting repair and maintenance in these critical facilities.

— “Elizabeth Peichel, a spokeswoman for Critical Environments Group, which maintains power and cooling systems for data centers, said though some clients have put off upgrades amid the visitor restrictions, some systems will inevitably require repairs.

But pandemic-related trade cutbacks have led to shipments taking three times as long as usual, she said.” —

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