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Stay Focused on the Code Changes
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We have had multiple large-loss fires over the years that have impacted, and continue to impact, code development. Each of these fires caused code changes, and often multiple codes were changed.
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A Dynamic Duo: A history of the internet and data centers
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Data centers are a relatively new development created to facilitate the use and expansion of the internet. Now let’s look at that relationship and how the internet and data centers have developed.
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