What would happen if the whole of the UK was plunged into darkness by a nationwide electricity blackout? We’ve never been as ... reliant on power as we currently are. No electricity means no internet, no phones, no email, no transport, no money. Society would unravel before our eyes. But it’s never happened before, right? It couldn’t happen… Or could it? The way we generate power is shifting to more unpredictable sources, while the risks (both natural and man-made) to our infrastructure are rising fast. It’s just a 1-in-200 chance we’ll suffer a complete grid failure in the next 5 years and if that happens it could up to 5-7 days for the lights to come back on. the Blackout report is the most comprehensive look at the challenges facing data centre operators, IT administrators, risk management specialists, business continuity professionals, and anyone tasked with site security and disaster recovery. read more