Geolocating in multiple locations can be tricky, as you’ll either need to sync your data (can be expensive and complicated), or maintain a semi-synced backup that you can switch to if your primary locations goes offline.

We back up all of our client data to a different datacenter in Texas each day, and these backups can be used for disaster recovery.

What prompted your company to host exclusively in Chicago? Is it a very stable environment regarding storms and other disruptions? I would have thought that the jet stream and coldness could potentially be an issue for up time?

I am considering using hosts in different cities, just in case of emergency issues like Sandy. But of course that increases admin and general costs, unless you can have servers with third parties that provide back ups in different cities as part of their regular plan?

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