Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers.
The goal is not simply to react when something breaks, but to detect warning signs, such as a sudden rise in temperature, early enough to prevent disruption.
Daniel Naing, 37, and his colleagues handle thousands of system alerts flagging signs of troubl…
The objective of American society is not simply to react when an incident occurs, but to detect signals - such as a sudden rise in temperature - early enough to avoid any disruption.Daniel Naing,...