I'm just curious. Has anyone worked for a company whose datacenter was
struck by a tornado? Was the datacenter damaged or destroyed? Especially,
what if the building was a really tall building? I don't recall ever
hearing that. I know in Milwaukee, we occasionally have tornados. Back in
the 60's, my wife's family farm near Platteville had a lot of damage due to
a tornado. Her dad just watched from the living room. Luckily, it didn't
hit the house but only a barn and silo.
Eric Bielefeld
Sr. Systems Programmer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-475-7434
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From: "John Eells" <[email protected]>
Several years ago, I visited a state-run data center in the USA's tornado
belt. They had searched high and low for a building design that was
"tornado proof" but nobody would certify that. They had to settle for a
building that was "missile proof." The "missile" in this case was a
utility pole hitting end-on at 200mph. I have no idea whether a tornado
ever hit that building, but I do know there are few other buildings I
would rather be inside. (Well, Cheyenne Mountain would probably be OK, if
you call that a building. ;-)
> John Eells
z/OS Technical Marketing
IBM Poughkeepsie
[email protected]
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