Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Deep within the Wasatch Mountains...


Isn't this overkill for an online photo storing and printing service? From www.photomax.com

Located deep within the rugged Wasatch Mountains, the Photomax Vault is best described as "solid as granite" and is protected by its unique location from floods, earthquakes, fires, and man-made disasters.

Some interesting facts about the Photomax Vault:

* By virtue of the vault's location within the granite mountain, temperature and humidity remain
constant and meet or exceed all federal requirements for archival storage.

* The vault's unique fire retardant construction is supported by both ionization detectors and the latest fire suppression extinguishers.

* The vault has four sources of electric power in case of disaster.

* One year was spent blasting the vault out of the side of the mountain. Its 200 feet of solid granite overburden will withstand any force known to man.

* Along with the natural security of the mountain, the most modern and efficient security systems are used, including armed guards, closed-circuit TV monitoring systems, and an electronic alarm systems monitored by professional security companies.

* The entrance to the vault is protected by three separate security gates, closed circuit television, and a 12,000 pound door capable of withstanding a nuclear blast.

* The granite has the characteristics of a solid piece of rock and would suffer little or no internal deformation or damage to the vault interior during an earthquake. Posted by Picasa

1 Comments:

At 8/11/2006 5:47 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wondered about it being overkill too, until I took a deeper look at it. Perphaps memories are worth the effort to make sure they are presereved?
Also, I think that eventually it will not just be photos and videos but also documents that are backed up there.
Finally, as the only online photo site people can profit share in it seems obvious to me that their distributors (and I've become one) will want to make sure that "content" which is the core of the business is kept very very secure.

 

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