disaster recovery plan

One employer had their datacentre in the basement. The main water intake was also in the basement. The municipality was doing some work out at the road end, and somehow raised the pressure in the pipe to the point where the joint just outside the building failed and water came into the basement.

You learn alot from such an experience.

The computer room had a raised floor and was pretty safe. The telecom equipment was not on a raised floor and came with half an inch of contact with water. The water was dirty and the dust from cleanup did find its way into the telephone wiring panels.

The power transformer for telecom was far to close to the floor.

James