Assume the PHB's who wouldn't spring for off-site backups (vs. excuses are "free") also wouldn't spring for fire walls, decently-trained staff, or other basics of physical security.
Easy, some electronic fault and look at OVH with WOODEN FLOOR and bad management decisions. But of course the servers had automatic backups … in the datacenter in the same building. A few companies lost EVERYTHING and had to close, because of this.
Often poor planning or just lithium based batteries far too close to the physical servers.
OVH's massive fire a couple of years ago in one of the most modern DC's at the time was a prime example of just how wrong it can go.
Assume the PHB's who wouldn't spring for off-site backups (vs. excuses are "free") also wouldn't spring for fire walls, decently-trained staff, or other basics of physical security.
Easy, some electronic fault and look at OVH with WOODEN FLOOR and bad management decisions. But of course the servers had automatic backups … in the datacenter in the same building. A few companies lost EVERYTHING and had to close, because of this.
Their decade-old NMC li-ion UPSs were placed 60cm away from the server racks.
Allegedly from replacing batteries.