Venyu Tackles Disaster Recovery For New Orleans Saints And Pelicans Franchises
Colocation services expand to support growing IT requirements.
Venyu celebrates their partnership with the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. The NFL and NBA franchises selected the company’s colocation to provide disaster recovery hosting as well as firewall protection and Metro-based Ethernet connectivity.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. A team of dedicated IT personnel were determined to keep the franchise running by salvaging and moving the Saints’ entire network to a safe zone. Led by Jeff Huffman, director of Information Technology for New Orleans Saints, the IT team arrived at the office the day after the hurricane hit and dismantled the entire network by flashlight — carrying all servers and PCs down dark stairwells for transport to San Antonio, TeS.