Re: Message from Prague

Niall Litchfield wrote:
>
> "Dusan Bolek" <pagesflames_at_usa.net> wrote in message
> news:1e8276d6.0208150250.363609f8_at_posting.google.com...
> > "Paul Brewer" <paul_at_paul.brewers.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:<3d5b4de5_1_at_mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>...
> >
> > > Nothing but admiration for you. You had the foresight to put one node
> > > upstairs?
> >
> >
> > No, both are situated in basement. In fact is very difficult (from
> > building construction point of view) to have big computer server site
> > elsewhere than in basement.
> > We have two sites with about 15km distance between them. One is
> > situated in centre of Prague and another one in surrounding area of
> > Prague. The one outside of centre is really high above the river
> > (water stopped about three km from us). Even that one in centre was
> > not damaged by river (which is very fortunate, because there is
> > computer equipment worth hundreds of millions USD), but elektricity
> > supply was switch off and it will be very difficult to keep gasoline
> > generators in work for several days. Not mentioning that would not be
> > a good idea to keep support people near flooded area where all traffic
> > infrastructure was flooded or even destroyed.
> > So we were doing our business using just one site, IT was not fully
> > functional, but crucial services were kept running. So everything is
> > OK.
> > Maybe, OK is not a good phrase to describe situation here. Our company
> > (and also me as personal) suffered only minor losses, but overall
> > damage in Prague and in whole country is extreme.
> >
> > --
> > _________________________________________
> >
> > Dusan Bolek, Ing.
> > Oracle team leader
>
> An excellent story, and one I hope you will write up when the time is
> appropriate. In the mean time best wishes from England where we habitually
> complain if there is two inches of rain.
>
> --
> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> Audit Commission UK
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yeah but its 2 inches every friggin day of the year!

signed
disgruntled uk-based-aussie

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