WebCOBRA Online Throughout Hurricane Ike
City wide power does not affect WebCOBRA
As you probably saw on national news, Houston, Texas went dark early in the morning on Friday, September 12th, and has been slow to come back online.
Many of our friends only now (at the time of writing) have power, and some do not have cable or internet. WebCOBRA, on the opposite side of the spectrum, ran without issue during the week long power loss and without management by Travis employees.
Travis was out of the office starting on Friday, September 12th, and was back to work on Wednesday, September 19th
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Travis Reopening Offices Wednesday, 9-17-2008
Travis offices in Houston received power back Monday night, and the building restored water and air conditioning today (9-16-2008). Building management confirmed that it will open the building for business on Wednesday, so Travis will be back at work tomorrow.
We’re very lucky at Travis that none of our team members were injured during the storm, and we thank you for your understand during this time. We’re excited to be back at work, and look forward to talking with our customers again.
We will post an article about how we were able to keep WebCOBRA online during a city-wide power outage. Look for that in the next couple of days.
Hurricane Ike - Travis Offices Closed 9/12/2008
Hurricane Ike has turned towards Houston in the last 24 hours, and, as a precautionary measure, Travis is closing its offices on Friday, September 12, 2008.
If our office is closed because of floods or does not have power, we will post an update here. Otherwise, we’ll be back open on Monday.
You can view an interactive map of Hurricane Ike
WebCOBRA and TravisHosting for TCIAM and TFIAM will continue to be available. WebCOBRA runs in two data centers, each of which can withstand significant flooding and power loss (up to 15 feet of water and 7 days). WebCOBRA is completely automated, so even if we aren’t at work, WebCOBRA is!
Update – Travis will close its offices on Monday, September 15. The majority of Houston, including Travis HQ, is still without power, with trees and power lines littering the streets. WebCOBRA remains online without any outages.
Update 9-15-2008 – Travis office’s power has not been restored. We will open our offices as soon as possible, but it is likely we will not have power for the remainder of the week. The Department of Homeland Security has prioritized local power restoration efforts toward the oil refineries and away from homes and commercial buildings. We will update this blog when we are able to open our offices again.
Update 9-17-2008 – We’re opening tomorrow – read all about it.