Rethinking emergency response: Vunerable bunkers
Now that a little time has passed, people are starting to evaluated how well things worked, or didn't. Since I used to design high-availability sites, this article about how well the NYC emergency operations center worked caught my eye. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/29/nyregion/29BUNK.html (nyt has restored their requirement for registration) Before the next NANOG, I would still like to hear from ISPs with facilities in the region about how well the Internet and communications infrastructure worked, and any suggestions they may have for changes. The biggest danger I see looming on the horizon is the secrecy will lead to groupthink, and some very bad decisions. While there is no need to tell people your secret PIN, sharing "lessons learned" can help make the entire system more robust. Or if you didn't learn a lesson, what worked. Also, if anyone needs someone to review their colo or provider's facilities, I'm available. I have the bad feeling, the amount of snake oil will rise.
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Sean Donelan