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In Sandy’s Aftermath, Epic Challenges for Data Centers
November 4th, 2012 : Rich Miller
As SuperStorm Sandy brought destruction and death to the East Coast, data centers in New York and New Jersey faced extraordinary challenges. Here's a look back at the storm and its aftermath. Read More
Generator Delivery Boosts Hopes at Datagram
November 2nd, 2012 : Rich Miller
For the staff and customers of hosting provider Datagram, the cavalry finally arrived shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, in the form of a 2-megawatt diesel generator on the back of an 18-wheeler. Read More
New York Data Centers Battle Back from Storm Damage
November 1st, 2012 : Rich Miller
As Thursday dawned on lower Manhattan, the city's battered data centers continued their recovery efforts. Wednesday was a day of fast-moving events, as some facilities that were down came up, and some that were up went down. Several of the hardest-hit facilities were hoping to be back in action Thursday. Read More
Temperatures Soar at Data Center Inside 111 8th Avenue
November 1st, 2012 : Rich Miller
Temperatures inside a Zayo Communications data center at 111 8th Avenue in Manhattan soared past 100 degrees this afternoon as generator problems forced the company to power down its cooling systems. Customers remained online, and cooling was later restored. Read More
Diesel ‘Bucket Brigade’ Keeps Peer 1 Online at 75 Broad
October 31st, 2012 : Rich Miller
Employees of Peer 1, blog host Squarespace and Fog Creek Software have formed a "bucket brigade" to relay 5-gallon buckets of diesel fuel from the street to the upper floors of the 75 Broad Street in New York to keep their backup generator fueled. Read More
Generators Keep NJ Data Centers Humming
October 30th, 2012 : Rich Miller
While data centers in New York were struggling with water damage and utility outages in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the situation was much better in New Jersey, where many facilities switched to generator power but remained online. Here's a roundup of how some data center providers in New Jersey fared with Sandy's disruptive visit. Read More
Massive Flooding Damages Several NYC Data Centers
October 30th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Flooding from Hurricane Sandy has hobbled two data center buildings in Lower Manhattan, taking out diesel fuel pumps used to refuel generators. There were also reports of outages for some tenants at a major data hub at 111 8th Avenue, and many other New York area facilities were running on generator power amid widespread utility outages. Read More
Con Edison Shuts Off Power in Lower Manhattan
October 29th, 2012 : Rich Miller
New York utility Con Edison tonight began to pre-emptively shut off power in lower Manhattan and sections of Brooklyn to prevent damage to its network equipment if Hurricane Sandy floods underground conduits. Read More
Major Data Centers in Northeast Brace for Sandy
October 29th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Major data centers on the East Coast have emergency plans in place, and are preparing to ride out Hurricane Sandy and keep critical communications services online as the powerful storm lays siege to major population centers. Data center providers in New York, Philadelphia and the Washington, D.C. area said they are testing and fueling up their emergency backup generators, preparing to maintain services during any utility power outages caused by the hurricane. Read More