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Monday, February 24, 2003
Preparing for Computer Disasters - DAN CARNEVALE, the Chronicle
Marc F. Elvy prepares for disasters, but he wasn't prepared for what he saw when he showed up at work one day in December. The University of Washington's Educational Outreach office, where Mr. Elvy is the network manager, was on fire. For eight hours the top floor of the two-story building burned while the fire department trained hoses on the flames. After the fire was extinguished, another seven hours passed before Mr. Elvy could persuade the fire marshals to let him into the building. He found just about everything on the second floor, including the computers, either melted or burned to a crisp. A foot of water flooded the first floor, where the office's 17 main computer servers were housed.... Fortunately, the university saves all important computer data every night on tapes that it keeps off the campus. The university also has a supply of spare servers for emergencies.
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