Fire destroys the largest cloud service in Europe. Untold damage and billions of lost data
On Wednesday, a fire destroyed some servers and temporarily stopped others on OVHcloud, although we know that, from certain sources, a lot of data has been permanently lost. The fire was so intense that it required about 100 firefighters with water jets to put out the fire.
Europe's largest cloud provider told clients including the French government, Center Pompidou and cryptocurrency exchange Deribit to activate their disaster recovery plans after the fire in Strasbourg, the region of Europe. 'Upper Rhine.
Of the four data centers present, one was almost completely destroyed, while another was damaged. For safety reasons, however, the entire data center was closed.
“We don't have access to the site. This is why SBG1, SBG3, SBG4 will not be restarted today, ”founder and president Octave Klaba said on Twitter, referring to the units hosting the servers.
The company said it will keep customers updated on the causes and consequences of the fire.
Founded by Klaba in 1999, OVHcloud competes against the US giants Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, which dominate the market.
OVHcloud was seen in France as the alternative to large American groups, such as Amazon and Microsoft and was brought into the palm of the hand by politicians from across the Alps, but its size has never grown to a level that allows it to be a global player.
The company said on Monday it had started the process for a potential IPO, without giving details. The fire could also affect its listing on the stock exchange. OVH has 17 data centers in France and 32 in the rest of the world.
From direct Italian customers we know that there is talk of a reopening from 15, if all goes well, while no certainties have been given on the possibility of data recovery.
The Center Pompidou, one of France's most famous art complexes, said its website was not available. Cryptocurrency exchange Deribit said its blog was down but trading was unaffected, free chess server Lichess.org said it lost 24 hours of game history, and eeNews Europe news reported it. its websites were offline. In Italy OFCS.report is among the information sites affected.
Public relations agency Caroline Charles Communication said her data was stored on another site but she had lost access to her emails in the middle of Paris Fashion Week.
OVHcloud declined to comment on its fire safety protocols. The site did not pose a risk for toxic fumes. Furthermore, there do not appear to have been any injuries or victims.
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