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When the bytes go out: will power outages affect my IT security model?

Author: Noel Davis, Subject specialist (Infrastructure programme) Should any scheduled power outages occur over the winter, they will have the potential to interrupt normal business operations to varying degrees.  Current predictions are that these will be limited to evenings and not occur during core business hours. Ensuring staff can work as expected will reduce the […]

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When the bytes go out: Power down? What next?

Author: Noel Davis, Subject specialist (Infrastructure programme) With the increasing prospect of power interruption over the coming months, it is essential that Jisc members have confidence in their disaster recovery (DR) plan, which should deal with such eventualities. Power recycling on IT equipment is usually managed by the IT team.   It is usual for core […]

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Ensuring your disaster recovery and business continuity plans are ready for any interruption to power supplies

Pressure on energy supplies and centralised planning to manage energy consumption have been well documented in the media. It is likely that any energy rationing will be experienced as either a: ‘Blackout’, scheduled or unscheduled total loss of grid provided energy, most likely electricity, for a period. There is also the threat of ‘Brownout’, a […]