Eric Bielefeld wrote: > 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 > > > ----- Original Message ----- 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] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html >
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