Last week, Delta Air Lines was forced to cancel hundreds of flights across the nation after a power outage caused major problems with their computer systems. Some of their critical systems and network equipment failed to roll over to the backup system following the outage. Below is an article from the Wall Street Journal outlining the issues the airlines faced.
Even with a fail-over system in place, problems can still arise. Whether it is a simple power outage or the sprinkler system malfunctioning and flooding the office, disasters can cause businesses a lot of time and money. Does your business have disaster recovery plan in place?