As Japan got hit by the double whammy of an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and the subsequent tsunami, the disaster’s effect on technology came into play, endangering cloud computing and mobile services.
The quake brings back reminders that disaster recovery plans are critical for technology companies and that technology services are more critical than ever in the midst of a catastrophe. The quake was the strongest to hit Japan in at least a century, sending a tsunami as high as 33 feet that flooded northern towns. The quake was followed by a 7.1-magnitude aftershock, which itself is very big.
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Author: Dean Takahashi
