Advanced Networks Data Center Weathers Hurricane Sandy Without Incident
Summary
The company’s hosted clients and subscribers, who represent a wide variety of industries including fashion, architecture, retail, and law, were able to access all data throughout the storm and its aftermath.“When a disaster like Hurricane Sandy strikes, businesses can be thrown into chaos and unpredictability,” says Advanced Networks CEO Peter Mogollón.When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in late October, many NYC- and NJ-based technology companies were faced with power outages, service interruptions, and even physical damage.Even those data centers with generators suffered outages, as flooding damaged fuel pumps or made refueling impossible.According to power provider Con Edison, Hurricane Sandy caused “the largest storm-related outage in our history.” Millions in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions were left without power, some for as long as two weeks.The company’s hosted clients and subscribers, who represent a wide variety of industries including fashion, architecture, retail, and law, were able to access all data throughout the storm and its aftermath.“When a disaster like Hurricane Sandy strikes, businesses can be thrown into chaos and unpredictability,” says Advanced Networks CEO Peter Mogollón.