[90090] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: data center space
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Josh Cheney)
Tue Apr 25 06:27:05 2006
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:22:52 -0400
From: Josh Cheney <jcheney@mfx.net>
To: nanog@nanog.org
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Michael.Dillon@btradianz.com wrote:
> You have to take a balanced approach to continuity planning.
> Otherwise, you risk going bankrupt long before there is
> any big catastrophe.
>
> Also, I would say that expecting a terror act to knock
> out a 65 square mile area is being a bit over pessimistic.
> Pessimal pessimism at its optimal.
>
> --Michael Dillon
If any of you have not done so, I would highly recommend reading Bruce
Schneier's book 'Beyond Fear'. The particular scenario that is being
described here is what he would call a "movie plot scenario", in that
while it would make a very good movie, it is not at all likely to
happen, and is almost impossible to defend against in any sort of a
reasonable fashion.
--
Josh Cheney
jcheney@mfx.net
http://www.joshcheney.com
