Apple signed a seven-year deal for 2.28 megawatts of critical power load in the data center, Data Knowledge reports.
If it succeeds, it plans to start selling the systems for critical power applications in the telecommunication and healthcare sectors.
Oddly enough, the teen in question jacked the console and left the oh-so-critical power cable behind, but instead of devising yet another heist, he simply phoned Microsoft, gave out all his credentials (including the machine's serial number), and awaited the cable.
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Gordon Brown, operations manager of California Independent System Operator, the state agency that oversees the power grid, told CNN Thursday night that the declaration triggered contingency plans to stop pumping water for two hours, during the state's critical power usage hour between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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Would-be rebels would be more prone to act if they knew Saddam was deprived of his critical air power.
The sorts of computer systems it enters are those that control critical infrastructures like power plants, refineries and other industrial targets.
Just as a number of pieces of legislation addressing the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure like power and water systems are being introduced into the Congress, the New York Times reports that some lawmakers might be getting cold feet.
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The secretary acknowledged the critical role the Navy has played in preventing major wars, projecting power and protecting critical sea lines of communication.
The Cyber Security Act of 2012 aims to give the Department of Homeland Security the power to mandate the security level in industries it deems as critical infrastructure, such as power and telecommunications, water treatment facilities and wireless providers.
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It helped that the Dutch electorate, at the last moment, shied away from backing parties openly critical of the centralising power of Brussels.
The health and safety of individuals is priority first and foremost, followed by the recovery of critical infrastructure services (power, water, hospital services, transportation etc.).
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China, whose planning prowess for the past three decades may be unmatched by any other nation, has done the math and concluded a serious commitment to alternative energy sources is critical to meeting its power needs while also reducing environmental harm.
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While the report paints a positive future for tidal power, a critical element is money.
Unfortunately, this critical mass of brain-power proved pretty useless when it came to governing the country.
These impressive statistics suggest that Google lacks market power in a critical segment of search namely, product searches.
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They could collaborate on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure standards, new power lines, fiber to the home, roads, bridges, airports, satellite systems, toll roads and more.
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If you are serious about any of these issues, let alone all of them, you must believe that nuclear power is a critical part of the answer.
"Keeping warm during winter power outages is critical, especially for the elderly or for people who are not physically active or use life-sustaining equipment, " said Theresa Murray, the agency's executive director.
The constitution will determine such critical issues as how much power the president will wield, the role of Islam in society, and what oversight a civilian government will have over the military.
Alan Paller, director of research at SANS Institute, a computer-security organization, said that the level of cyberattacks, including against power companies and critical infrastructure, has shot up in the last seven or eight months.
In a doomsday scenario, extremist Islamic factions in Egypt, Tunisia and even Jordan could come to power, killing critical diplomatic and military relationships, forcing the closing of the Suez Canal and allowing Iran fill the vacuum.
They are involved in guarding the UK's "critical infrastructure", such as power stations and railways, from vandals, protesters and thieves.
These major nodes are not only critical to the nation's power-grid and telecommunications capability, but would be extremely difficult and time consuming to rebuild or repair.
According to Hamre, the power grids and other critical public services likely will be the first systems to fail in these countries because of the Year 2000 bug.
Traditional businesses mostly do not have instrumentation around their operations, except for a few mission critical pieces, because the computing power to drive the feedback loops was not available.
Accordingly, the West must act swiftly in the ways listed above to punish Serbia for its aggressive behavior by destroying those assets most valued by the Milosevic regime -- and most critical to its continued hold on power.
To understand the possible implications of the new power arrangement, it is critical to understand the nature of the new clerisy.
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The failure of diesel generators, which power water pumps that are critical to reactor cooling systems, was a leading cause of the current crisis.
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