An image of Amazon's data center in Japan
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – An 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Japan Friday afternoon, causing concern for web hosts who have set up data centers in Tokyo to meet demand for cloud computing services, according to a report by ZDNet.
While it is still unclear how data centers have been affected, ZDNet Japan has been posting the availability as the information becomes available.
The report says that NTT Communications “appears to be the hardest hit” and has lost its IP-VPN connection.
In a statement, NTT says the earthquake in the Tohoku region has failed some of its services.
ZDNet says Amazon Web Services still has services in its Tokyo data center, and Salesforce.com has indicated its Japan and Asian Pacific instances are up.
Data Center Knowledge has reported that “many of Japan’s data centers remain operational.” The report says that 1,000 Japanese companies use technology from WorkSafe Technologies to protect their equipment in the event of an earthquake. The technology enables racks and cabinets “to ride out even major quakes with minimal vibrations.”
A tsunami warning has been issued for the western coastal regions of the United States and Canada, according to a report by CNN.
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