Comments on: Redundant Fiber? How About Redundant Power? http://talkingtech.net/2007/07/24/redundant-fiber-how-about-redundant-power/ life and technology on the north coast of california Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Fred Mangels http://talkingtech.net/2007/07/24/redundant-fiber-how-about-redundant-power/#comment-28914 Fred Mangels Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:49:45 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2007/07/24/redundant-fiber-how-about-redundant-power/#comment-28914 I'm amazed the internet is as resilient as it is. There are so many things that can go wrong: Individual computers can go down for any number of reasons. Power can go down somewhere along the line. Fiber optic lines can break anywhere along the line. Yet with all the things that can go wrong, for the most part, everyone manages to stay online and the system keeps on working. That said, I went into Provident Credit Union yesterday. Their computers were down and had been down since sometime the day before. Wonder if that was a result of the power outage? I’m amazed the internet is as resilient as it is. There are so many things that can go wrong:

Individual computers can go down for any number of reasons. Power can go down somewhere along the line. Fiber optic lines can break anywhere along the line.

Yet with all the things that can go wrong, for the most part, everyone manages to stay online and the system keeps on working.

That said, I went into Provident Credit Union yesterday. Their computers were down and had been down since sometime the day before. Wonder if that was a result of the power outage?

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