BLUE HILL DATA SERVICES CONTINUES SERVICE DESPITE MAJOR NORTHEAST BLACKOUT

At 4:10 p.m., resulting from an as-yet-to-be-determined cause, more than 50 million people were left without power over most of the Northeast. Despite this severe crisis, Blue Hill Data Services, Inc. {BHDS} effectively enacted their established disaster plans that provided uninterrupted service to customers dependent upon the data center facility

Pearl River, NY (PRWEB) August 17, 2003 -- At 4:10 p.m., resulting from an as yet to be determined cause, more than 50 million people were left without power over most of the Northeast. Despite this severe crisis, Blue Hill Data Services, Inc. effectively enacted their established disaster plans that provided uninterrupted service to customers dependent upon the data center facility.

BHDS UPS and generator backup system functioned as planned. Staff went into emergency mode and monitored all systems and network connections. Power was completely restored to the Blue Hill Plaza facilities by 3 a.m.

Budge Huntoon, CEO: I am pleased that the Blue Hill data center experienced no power interruption during the extensive power outage that occurred across the Northeast. Our UPS system provided continuous and smooth power when the interruptions first began. Our generator backup power source, that we have to provide uninterrupted power for extended periods of time, started automatically within minutes and provided full uninterrupted power to the Blue Hill data center for about ten hours until outside power was restored at 2:41AM."

BHDS also has in place disaster plans, including a specific lights-out" situation plan that is tested on a monthly basis. The BHDS staff was fully prepared for this emergency.

Randy Jones, Facility Manager: During the lights-out situation, BHDS experienced an extremely smooth power transition with no glitches whatsoever. Everyone involved did a great job. They were on top of the situation immediately."

VPN service to a few customers was interrupted as their internet connectivity was affected. BHDS management is already in discussions with the ISP service provider, and has initiated a contingency, resolving this issue in the event of future emergencies. Those clients who have dedicated point-to-point connectivity were completely unaffected and had no interruptions in service.

About Blue Hill Data Services, Inc: Blue Hill Data Services, Inc (BHDS) located in Pearl River, NY -- offers No Compromise Outsourcing Solutions" focused on giving clients exactly what they need at costs less than they expect. BHDS was founded in 1993 by several seasoned executives from service bureaus frustrated with the quality of service available to outsourcing organizations with mid-sized and smaller data center requirements.

BHDS offers a variety of outsourcing and hosting services with particular emphasis on the IBM mainframe. BHDS is an IBM xSP Hosting Partner and Premier Business Partner. Clients include companies from all parts of the country who utilize the BHDS resources for meeting their data center needs.