"NorthC has activated the temporary, redundant power supply and cooling systems at its data center in the Dutch town of Almere at 9:30 AM this morning. The restoration of power arrives six days after the fire on May 7 took out the facility. Customers' IT systems are now being restarted in phases. At the same time, the investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing."
"Following the fire on May 7, it became clear early this week that a recovery within 72 hours was not feasible. A critical component from a European supplier was delayed in delivery. That delay pushed the intended deadline back by two days. The impact of the outage caused by the fire-the cause of which remains unexplained-was widely felt."
"NorthC aims to be able to switch to the regular power grid later, without further interruptions, and without any issues. That analysis has now begun. The temporary installation will remain available as a backup until that transition is complete. In parallel with the technical restoration, account managers and technical specialists are personally contacting all customers using the Almere location to go over the reconnection procedure."
"The fire broke out on May 7 around 8:45 a.m. at the rear of the data center, where technical facilities are located. All employees were evacuated in a timely manner; smoke development in the server rooms remained limited thanks to the fire separation in place. NorthC manages more than twenty data centers in the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland. The Almere data center is part of the Dutch core network."
Temporary redundant power supply and cooling systems were activated at the Almere data center at 9:30 AM, six days after a May 7 fire disabled the facility. Customer IT systems are being restarted in phases while the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Early this week, a recovery within 72 hours was deemed infeasible due to a delayed delivery of a critical component from a European supplier, pushing the deadline back by two days. The outage disrupted organizations including Utrecht University, the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, and Transdev. NorthC is analyzing a later transition to the regular power grid without further interruptions, keeping the temporary installation available as backup. Account managers and technical specialists are contacting customers to coordinate reconnection procedures. The fire began around 8:45 AM at the rear of the facility, employees were evacuated, and smoke in server rooms stayed limited due to fire separation.
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