{"id":39,"date":"2008-03-10T15:17:05","date_gmt":"2008-03-10T23:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:27:30","slug":"backblaze-hardened-against-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-hardened-against-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Backblaze Hardened Against Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bb-bh-Hardened-Against-Disaster.jpg\" alt=\"Backblaze Hardened Against Disaster\" width=\"1440\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bb-bh-Hardened-Against-Disaster.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bb-bh-Hardened-Against-Disaster-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bb-bh-Hardened-Against-Disaster-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bb-bh-Hardened-Against-Disaster-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bb-bh-Hardened-Against-Disaster-560x319.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"bzdropcap\">This weekend we moved into our new data center\u2014a facility we share with companies including Sun Microsystems, Esurance, Ticketmaster, and CNET. It has all the high-tech wizardry you can imagine to keep our customers&#8217; online backup\u00a0data safe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>raised floor with seismic pedestals in case of earthquake<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/p1000994-small.jpg\" alt=\"Backblaze Online Backup Datacenter\" width=\"312\" height=\"184\" align=\"right\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">16 data carriers<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">independent PG&amp;E power feed<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">induction coupling system to avoid backup batteries<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\">three 20,000 gallon fuel\u00a0tanks<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">ten 2.1 megawatt generators (enough for 15,000 homes)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">double-interlock pre-action system for fire suppression, and more.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the part I liked the best was the lowest-tech: 24&#215;7 staffed security guards. In a world of zombie networks, phishing attacks, and cybercrime, it&#8217;s nice to know that it still requires having your driver&#8217;s license checked for authorization by a live\u00a0person before you can come within 100 yards of any system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend we moved into our new data center\u2014a facility we share with companies including Sun Microsystems, Esurance, Ticketmaster, and CNET. It has all the high-tech wizardry you can imagine to keep our customers&#8217; online backup\u00a0data safe: raised floor with seismic pedestals in case of earthquake 16 data carriers independent PG&amp;E power feed induction coupling&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-hardened-against-disaster\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Backblaze Hardened Against Disaster<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[131,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backblaze-bits","category-backblaze-fun","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How We&#039;ve Hardened Our Data Centers Against Natural Disasters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This weekend we moved into our new data center\u2014a facility we share with companies including Sun Microsystems, Esurance, Ticketmaster, and CNET. 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