...path. With the storm forecasted make landfall somewhere near the district's immediate area, Nederland's technology staff--the caretaker of 14 Internet-connected labs serving 1,800 computers--began to prepare for the inevitable.

As Rita bore down, the district did everything it could to safeguard its technology infrastructure, from creating back-ups of all critical data--physically taking servers off-line--to loading servers into a vehicle and driving them to a more secure location. Network equipment was powered down to protect key assets and minimize any damage that might be caused by the impending storm.

On Sept. 24, Rita struck, and over the next several days caused 54 deaths and more than $6 billion in physical damage, leaving more than 1.1 million people without power. The Nederland district took its share of the blow, incurring more than $10 million of damage to its structures and...

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