[Outages-discussion] Keeping the lights on during a hurricane...

[Jay Ashworth]

Most if not all of that is actually still available on the Live Journal original.

Though he lived a few miles from me for a while after that, I never actually got to meet Michael. He is a professional Snake Eater I gather. He is exactly the guy you wanted keeping your internet connection running. I'm a little surprised that never turned into a book.

On October 9, 2024 12:30:37 AM EDT, Andy Ringsmuth via Outages-discussion <outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:
>It is A LOT to read, but by far the best one I’ve ever read is The Interdictor blog by Michael Barnett. He was posting repeatedly throughout Hurricane Katrina from a data center in New Orleans.
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>https://web.archive.org/web/20061021042305/http://mgno.com/
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>You have to read from the bottom up. This is the best archive of it I could find. I recall at the time I was reading this in real time back when Katrina hit.
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>This line is a good way to start it off:  "We're on the 10th and 11th floor of a corporate high rise on Poydras Ave., right near St. Charles. We have generators and tons of food and water. It is 5 of us total. I am not sure how the internet connection will be affected. I have a camera and my gun."
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>> On Oct 8, 2024, at 9:10 PM, Chapman, Brad (NBCUniversal) via Outages-discussion <outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:
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>> Hello Outages-Discussion,
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>> Writing from a state that gets the occasional wildfire and earthquake, I am curious how datacenters and other 24/7 critical telecom operations will continue to function in Florida during the next 48-72 hours, and what sort of DR drills and recovery procedures are in place at large facilities hosted in the Peninsula.  
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>> Anyone here working in a DC or NOC through the storm?  What kind of prep have you been doing for this week?  Any good (or harrowing) stories from past disasters?
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>> Stay safe,
>> Brad
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