STT, Tata Delhi data centre fire leaves clients fearing decades of data lost; Google hit
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize.
- The firm, part of the salt-to-aviation Tata conglomerate, told Indian stock exchanges on June 5 it had activated business continuity plans to limit disruption after an early morning fire at the facility.
- One client, Matrix Cellular, an Indian company that sells international SIM cards, told Reuters it was struggling to recover more than two decades of data lost in the incident.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize. A fire at a New Delhi data centre used by global tech firms has left some customers fearing the loss of decades of data and caused network disruptions for Google Cloud services in India, according to a company letter and sources.
The blaze at the STT Global Data Centres India facility, owned by Singapore’s ST Telemedia and India’s Tata Communications, caused “extensive damage” to parts of the site, making data recovery difficult, a Tata Communications unit said in a letter to a client seen by Reuters.
The firm, part of the salt-to-aviation Tata conglomerate, told Indian stock exchanges on June 5 it had activated business continuity plans to limit disruption after an early morning fire at the facility.