With Millions of people without power for a prolonged period and buildings, businesses and offices crushed by storm surge from Hurricane Sandy, we now understand the gravity of having a secure backup and storage for all data that can be called on in an instance no matter what the disaster. People depend on information now and this will grow in appetite as we rely more on applications and cloud services. This article from the Data Center Journal explains how important communication hubs were affected and that natural disasters do Happen.
http://www.datacenterjournal.com/it/hurricane-sandy-highlights-need-for-disaster-preparedness/