Protecting IT Assets From a Hurricane: A How To Guide

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Author: Nick Mueller, Zetta.net

When the local news starts reporting that a tropical storm or hurricane will make landfall near your town, do you know how to protect your company’s IT assets?

If you do, congrats! This post isn’t for you.

If not, here are some suggestions.

A Weather Warning Is When You Implement The Plan, Not Start It

A hurricane — or a similar event, like the June 29, 2012 “derecho” that slammed the eastern United States can strike without warning.

“In the greater Washington, D.C. area, where I live, the derecho was so rare and so violent that no one saw it coming — the emergency alert system only issued warnings half hour after the event had passed,” said technology analyst Wayne Rash, who wrote up the event and its impact on IT in eWeek. “I don’t think anyone could have planned for something this violent and this fast.”

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