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The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: 4 Key Lessons

DRI Drive

4, Facebook suffered one of its longest outages of nearly six hours, which was long enough to majorly disrupt online retail and global communications networks and create panic and confusion among users. The post The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: 4 Key Lessons appeared first on DRI Drive.

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2022 Predictions: How Much Damage Could an IT Outage Do?

DRI Drive

Prediction 7: An extended outage of […]. The post 2022 Predictions: How Much Damage Could an IT Outage Do? Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction about the cascading effects of a global IT platform crash. appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Summertime Blues: Is Your Region Ready for Power Outages?

DRI Drive

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has issued its 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment, warning that two thirds of North America is at risk […] The post Summertime Blues: Is Your Region Ready for Power Outages? appeared first on DRI Drive.

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In the Battle Between Wildlife and Power Grids, Never Bet Against the Beaver

DRI Drive

On June 7, an outage in northwestern British Columbia left residents without internet, landline or cellular service […]. The post In the Battle Between Wildlife and Power Grids, Never Bet Against the Beaver appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Navigating Data Resilience with Zerto: Insights from the Global CrowdStrike Outage

Zerto

In an era where data is the lifeblood of organizations, ensuring its resilience against unexpected outages is paramount. The recent CrowdStrike outage that impacted millions of Microsoft Windows devices worldwide has highlighted vulnerabilities within many companies’ disaster recovery frameworks.

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Murphy's Law and the lessons of the CrowdStrike outage

Acronis

These lessons learned from the CrowdStrike outage can help your business better defend itself against such incidents.

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Power Outages in Nursing Homes

Recovery Diva

Nursing home deaths rose 25 percent after Hurricane Irma, study finds In an article in JAMA Health Forum, a national team of researchers associates power outages in nursing homes with a 25 percent increase in deaths.

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