Hotels were secured for critical workers. Backup tapes prepared on a nightly basis were set aside in tubs, ready to leave at a moment's notice for the company's disaster recovery site in Philadelphia. After Hurricane Fran, staffers had taken further steps to ensure that all equipment was hooked into the company's diesel generator, Koontz said. You do have a chance to make sure everything is very well organized and coordinated. Martin Marietta Materials Inc. in Raleigh, N.C., shut down systems Wednesday at 5 p.m. and had staffers unplug all PCs and monitors and run complete backups of all servers earlier than usual.
Hurricanes leave many companies relying on older technology.
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