by Jay Heiser | November 2, 2012 | 2 Comments
Our home telephone is totally dependent upon the electrical power grid, and a lead acid battery of unknown age is all that stands between us and total loss of external connectivity. Fiber to the home, which we’ve now had in 2 different houses, represents an opportunity for high speed, flexibility, and economics, providing a single [...]
Category: BCP/DR risk management Tags: cell phones, Hurricane Sandy, power failure, redundancy, Sandy
by Jay Heiser | October 30, 2012 | 1 Comment
Preparing for Sandy’s imminent arrival, I didn’t fill up any bathtubs with water, but I did charge up all the phones, tablets, and MiFis in the house. Frankenstorm didn’t end up having a huge impact on my part of the country, and we never suffered a prolonged power outage. My son, holed up in his [...]
Category: BCP/DR Cloud risk management Tags: contingency planning, electricity, Hurricane Sandy, power, redundancy, weather
