In the eye of the storm: How PEER1 kept its datacentre running throughout Hurricane Sandy

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Cloud host PEER1 tells Computing how it kept its New York datacentre online throughout Hurricane Sandy

While New York shut down earlier this week as Hurricane Sandy approached, many people were unable to leave the city or abandon their posts: emergency workers, of course, but also many of the staff ...

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