Inconceivable!  Nightmares in Data Center physical management and risks involved with availability

By Rich Larkins, Principal Staff Network Systems Engineer and CISSP Do you really think your data center is resilient enough? Do you ever consider the physical plant in your risk assessments? This presentation will give you some insights, based on practical experience, into what really can go wrong in your data center, despite the most sincere and heartfelt promises by your colocation providers sales force. Bio: Rich Larkins is a Senior Principal Staff Network Systems Engineer and CISSP with way too many expired Cisco certifications to care anymore. He has designed and implemented data centers and networks in over 10 countries on 4 different continents and has broken others all over the U.S. Rich has also been known to have been associated with various Cyber Security folks and organizations through the years, though most won't admit it. Contrary to ISSA PHX chapter's memorial scholarship to the National Conference named after him, he is not dead yet.. He lives in Scottsdale Arizona with his wife Patricia, and their rescue 3-legged Cocker Spaniel with no teeth, Orion. Any tributes, stipends, and/or gifts should be in Single-Malt Scotch older than your kids.