1 Kryton International Inc. 1645 East Kent Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada V5P 2S8 | tel 1.604.324.8280 | fax 1.604.324.8899 | toll free 1.800.267.8280 | web kryton.com Kryton, Krystol and KIM are trademarks of Kryton International Inc. © 2013 CASE STUDY Bloomberg Server Building New Y ork, USA (2013) BACKGROUND Hurricane Sandy was among the worst disasters ever to hit the United States, causing tens of billions of dollars in damages and losses. The storm surged more than 4 m (13 ft.) above the average low tide, leaving millions without power, severe flooding and properties destroyed. One such building that experienced flooding housed the server farm for Bloomberg’s global financial transactions. The problem was that the power plant that runs the infrastructure was at street

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