It Doesn't Rain in the Cloud
Gerald A. Edwards, Director-IT Imaging Services, EmblemHealth
Gerald A. Edwards, Director-IT Imaging Services, EmblemHealth
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit New York City with a force rarely seen in the northeast in a generation. Brackish storm surge waters invaded office towers, filling every basement and drenching every electrical connection, cable, motor, boiler, and heating units in salty water, silt, and sediment from the East River and Hudson River basin. Places thought to be impervious were now under water. The city, whose underground infrastructure was always a source of pride when compared to other aged metro infrastructures, was now exposed as highly vulnerable. The postulated worst case risk scenario was exceeded, and IT and Data communications in these flood zones were rendered useless.