[60811] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: But few companies say that they are as fully prepared as
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ren)
Sat Aug 16 15:56:31 2003
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 15:53:21 -0400
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>, nanog@merit.edu
From: ren <ren@gweep.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0308161535200.22559-100000@clifden.donelan.c
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Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
As an Equinix-Newark customer I can say the periodic informational update
efforts were appreciated as well. Mission critical services never noticed
the blip in their facilities. -ren
At 03:43 PM 8/16/2003 -0400, Sean Donelan wrote:
>AT&T reported 97 out of 100 generators worked in their network. MCI had
>one generator fail due to a burned out part. Two carrier hotels had
>problems with backup generators.
>
>For backup generators that is an excellent performance. The Department
>of Energy study found typically fewer backup generators have a successful
>start during a blackout. Even with perfect planning, maintenance and
>testing; its often a roll of dice which generators will start.
>
>
>New York Times August 16 2003
>Good Day for Concerns That Help Save Data
>By JOHN SCHWARTZ
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/16/technology/16BACK.html
>
>Companies that have made serious investments in disaster preparation said
>that they came through the day without a bump.
>
>"I'm happy to say we executed flawlessly yesterday," said Margie Backaus,
>the chief business officer for Equinix, which maintains data centers and
>helps large Internet networks exchange data traffic. The company's major
>computing centers in Newark and Secaucus, N.J., each receive power from
>two substations to ensure a steady flow of electricity. But when the
>regional grid failed, both Equinix centers went to battery power and then
>to diesel generators automatically, and the packets of data continued
>their passage across the Internet unhindered, she said. "Everything fell
>into place."
