As we watch the impact Hurricane Sandy has on the Eastern seaboard, our thoughts go out to all those affected by the disaster. Protection of life and maintaining public safety is surely the highest priority. At the same time, we here at Avangate wanted to also assure you, our clients and partners in the US East Coast area that we are also closely monitoring the situation to ensure your business continuity.
To this point, the Avangate eCommerce Solutions have NOT been affected and all critical production areas have remained fully functional during this time.
During the peak of the Sandy hurricane, the www.avangate.com website and blog, which are hosted in a New York based data center, became inaccessible for a short period of time due to massive flooding and power outages. Connectivity has since been restored and the website and blogs are now accessible via our backup recovery sites at different global locations. Our engineers are closely monitoring all services and performing complete checks of internal emergency systems.
Separately, for those stuck at home (we are likely to see a surge in shopping from the affected regions as many people are riding out the storm at home), Avangate is hosting a webinar today with affiliate marketing thought leader, Geno Prussakov. Geno is based in Washington DC, luckily not in one of the heavily affected areas, so for now there is no need to reschedule the online event. Stay tuned for more updates.
Again, our thoughts go out to all those affected by this natural calamity.
