Physical and Environmental Disasters
Fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters can cause significant damage to data centers and their equipment. Equipment can be directly damaged or destroyed during such disasters, or the disaster can result in a loss of access to the data center for days or even weeks. Though you can't prevent these types of disasters from occurring, careful planning can help you minimize the extent of the damage that they cause and get your data center back up and running as soon as possible.
Fires
A fire is the disaster everyone fears most. No other event short of a bomb dropping on your data center has as much destructive power. Plastic server cases melt, delicate electronic components ...
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