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Weather-related events and rising sea levels have become a significant threat to communication infrastructure, and hundreds of data centers now need flood protection. It’s critical to maintain operations and reduce downtime risk.
Downtime is costly for businesses. The average data center downtown costs $740,357. What’s the most common cause of outages and downtime? Weather-related events.
Natural disasters can cause huge economic damage, one example is Hurrican Sandy. Hurricane Sandy caused major outages in 2012 New York. Even in less extreme cases, water can lead to failing business operations.
Water damage causes damage to important pieces of equipment such as cables, masts, pylons, data centers, telephones, base stations, or switching centers. There are predictions that 235 data centers will be affected by water damage due to an increased sea level by 2030.
What can you do to protect critical infrastructure? There are three hardening measures:
- Ensure the right location for your business. Find a location that has an area with minimum high water table or long-term effects of humidity.
- Protect your equipment from the risk of humidity and partial discharge
- Use best practice when sealing all openings for cables and pipes.