Dropbox Tech Blog company blog
We unplugged a data center to test our disaster readiness
On Thursday, November 18, 2021, Dropbox did not go down. On a normal day this would be a non-event—a sign that everything was operating as usual. However, this day was anything but usual. At 5:00 pm PT, a group of Dropboxers were huddled on a Zoom call when the command was given to physically unplug our San Jose data…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Apr 25, 2022 | We unplugged a data center to test our disaster readiness by ianrahman | 259 | 57 |
