In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey that swept Southern Texas this week, colocation facilities and companies with data centers in the region (and elsewhere) are faced with the stark reality that a strong data center and disaster recovery plan is vital.

Data center, facilities and operations managers must ensure they have a facility that is built to withstand this level of natural disaster. Everything from cooling and storm monitoring, to backup generators and network operations, require the proper preparation, planning and implementation to withstand these types of conditions. An outage would be detrimental to customers and open up vulnerability for breaches and data leaks.