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ower outages and grid failures are nothing new, but amid a recent flurry of incidents, there have been rising calls for the data centre industry to be more prepared.

Blackouts that have taken place this year already include the Heathrow Airport power cut and the Iberian Peninsula grid failure – both events highlighting how one single point of failure can result in total disruption.

With such incidents, questions are circulating over how systems can be kept secure, but also how data centres can rely less on the main grid and opt for alternative powers instead.

We hear from experts from some of the leading data centre and engineering companies about the importance of disaster recovery( DR) and how operators can ensure security and stability in the event of a power failure or cyberattack.

A lesson in strategy and resilience In the data centre, DR refers to a set of procedures and processes to ensure business operations can continue in the event of a disruption or disaster.

During an outage, power disruptions can compromise access control, surveillance, cooling systems and cybersecurity monitoring tools. Therefore, DR strategies and maintaining

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