Patrick McLaughlin

Patrick McLaughlin is Chief Editor of Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Data Center Frontier's sibling publication in Endeavor Business Media. Patrick has covered the cabling industry for more than 25 years. He has authored hundreds of articles on technical and business topics related to the specification, design, installation, and management of information communications technology systems. He has presented at live in-person and online events, and he has spearheaded cablinginstall.com's webcast seminar programs for more than 15 years.

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ICT Engineering Experts Compare Class 4 Fault Managed Power vs. AC Power Infrastructure for Data Centers

May 15, 2024
Recent technical analysis investigates a use case of powering a 6 MW data center using traditional AC infrastructure versus new FMP infrastructure. A parts-and-labor summary concludes...
Rich Miller

'C' Revision of TIA-942 Data Center Standard Specifies for Fiber Connectivity, Cabinet Widths

Feb. 16, 2024
The newly authorized TIA-942-C standard will include several significant modifications from the TIA-942-B version—including the incorporation of previously published standards...