OVH fire: SBG3 servers come to life as data center cleanup continues
OVHcloud's Octave Klaba reports each server is being cleaned and restarted
OVHcloud's Octave Klaba reports each server is being cleaned and restarted
While customers wait for data after the SBG2 fire in Strasbourg, Klaba wants to help
As damage from the SBG2 fire becomes clear, SBG1 servers are moved elsewhere, and efforts shift to SBG3 and SBG4
Ten days after the first fire, a battery room fills with smoke
Klaba promises to reveal more about the cause later today
The cleanup and restart process continues
"I believe this incident will change the standards of the industry" says founder Octave Klaba
While customers check their contracts, and restart their businesses on servers in other locations
OVH also publishes list of who might get data back
No definitive cause, but the OVHcloud fire at Strasbourg started the day after mainenance on a UPS
Strasbourg data centers will begin to reopen from 15 March
SBG1 also badly damaged, SBG3 and SBG4 are safe but won't restart today
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