Managing the business impact of power outages
Monday 25th April 2011 5:00pm
Dear Customer
In order to help address the anticipated rolling power blackouts this summer, A24 is initiating a Managed Co-location solution.
We believe that you may be looking for ways to mitigate the business risks associated with the looming power outages, relieving the impact on your critical services (Mail Servers, File Servers, Websites, etc) that may be currently housed in your office and enable operations by remote VPN if transit is interrupted. As such A24 is now offering a fully managed co-location solution, in conjunction with our channel Partners, as described in the attached sheet. We hope this service will provide you with a tool set to succeed in these uncertain times.
The domestic media is making credible forecasts of expanding rolling blackouts to impact the Tokyo metro area this summer. Actual power grid shortfalls will depend on multiple variables, but consensus forecasts thus far indicate a shortage of up to 30% less than typical peak summer usage loads (source: Nikkei Shimbun, 30-March; sample of Japanese links at bottom).
Our data center facility is purpose-built to ensure uninterrupted availability of IT infrastructure regardless of the status of the public power grid. We have UPS, generators, and fuel on site to operate for approximately 2 days without re-fueling, and our supply-chain for re-fueling as necessary is fully confirmed.
Best Regards,
The team @A24
Nikkei Shimbun, 30-March 2011
Sankei Digital Inc. (Sankei Shimbun Group Company), 30-March 2011
Asahi.com (Asahi Shimbun Group Company), 26-March 2011
