I think that those same solar flares would more than likely also have a chance to take out your own datacenter. Computerworld had an article about this topic though late last year http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/345703/Solar_Storm_Could_Zap_Power_Grid_in_2013


PS .. my own opinion and potentially not my employers.

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