On this week's Industrial Talk we're onsite at Xcelerate 23 in Orlando, FL and talking to Lee McClish, Director, Maintenance and Reliability, NTT Global Data Centers about "Ensuring Data Center Reliability to Deliver Optimal Performance".  Summary of our conversation:


Securing operational technology with zero trust. 0:00

Palo Alto Networks offers zero trust security for operational technology, simplifying management and providing comprehensive visibility and protection.


Industrial maintenance and reliability with a Navy veteran. 1:16

Lee McClish, Director of Maintenance and Reliability at NTT Global Data Centers, discusses his role and journey in the industry.
Scott MacKenzie, host of Industrial Talk, highlights the importance of maintenance and reliability in the industry and the benefits of Accelerate 23.
Jack Nichols retired from the Navy Reserves with 30 years of service and worked in various industries, including a corrugated box plant and a chemical company, before becoming a reliability engineer.


Reliability and maintenance programs for critical infrastructure. 5:03

Raging Wire's Lee explains his mechanical engineering background to Scott MacKenzie.
Lee categorizes critical assets into electrical, mechanical, building, fire, and life safety categories.


Implementing a CMMS system and improving maintenance processes. 8:25

Lee discussed the importance of predictive maintenance and using IR scanning to identify deficiencies in manufacturing assets, highlighting the need to justify the cost of such efforts.
Lee also shared their experience with implementing a CMMS system to improve maintenance management, but encountered challenges with cluttered screens and inadequate remedy codes.
Lee spent their first year in a new role building foundations, including FMEA and PM optimization, and bouncing ideas off industry experts.
Lee years, Speaker 3 was promoted and given maintenance coordinators, allowing them to evolve the CMMS and set standards for their team.


Data center maintenance and reliability. 13:46

Lee discussed the benefits of documenting and analyzing failed cause remedy codes, as well as the challenges of managing and securing data in the cloud.
Lee's company is building more data centers to accommodate the growing number of devices and using predictive analytics to capture and trend data, while also addressing cybersecurity concerns.
Lee discusses NTT global data center and the importance of asset management and reliability at Fluke accelerate event in Orlando.




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