Improving reliability at the network's edge

摘要

Ruggedized control centers reduce downtime in harsh conditions. Oil and gas exploration rarely occurs in places like San Diego, Calif., where blue skies and mild temperatures are the norm. Instead, oil and gas companies must go where there are raw materials, and often this means dealing with the worst conditions that Mother Nature can dish out, everything from arctic cold to blazing temperatures combined with fierce and unpredictable weather events and natural disasters.