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Had a client's server room flood during a storm in Tampa last month
Water started dripping from a ceiling pipe right onto their main rack. I had to power everything down fast and move what I could to dry tables. The whole thing took about 3 hours and we lost a switch. Anyone dealt with water damage in a server setup before? What's your first move?
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nathan_patel1d ago
Yikes, that's a nightmare. Honestly, my first call is always to our insurance agent before I even touch a wet server. They often have a list of approved disaster recovery vendors you have to use for a claim to be valid, and using the wrong company can void your coverage.
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kim.sandra1d ago
Wait, you can actually lose your whole insurance claim just by calling the wrong cleanup crew? That is such a critical detail most people would never even think about. I always figured getting help fast was the only thing that mattered. Your comment just saved me from a huge future mistake, honestly.
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