Data Centers Under Fire: Do Facilities Need Counter-Drone Defenses?

On July 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had attacked the central data infrastructure of Amazon in Bahrain with “several cruise missiles” and “destroyed” it. (Image: Data Center Knowledge)The Anti-UAS Era for Data Centers? If aerial attacks become a more persistent risk, should data center operators begin deploying counter-uncrewed aircraft system (counter-UAS) technologies? “First of all, it’s worth separating the two events, because they involved different weapons,” Šatas told Data Center Knowledge. Related:Outage Report: AI Boom Threatens Years of Data Center Resiliency GainsŠatas said data center operators should focus first on defending themselves against drones independently while coordinating with state authorities on missile threats.