PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Officials say a data center switch failure triggered last week’s power outage that shut down South Dakota government services for two days. The breakdown caused a chain reaction across the state’s network, affecting everything from birth and death records to marriage licenses and vehicle registrations. The outage began Tuesday, and services were restored by Thursday. For more Government stories from MitchellNow.com, Click Here.
Data Center Failure Shuts Down State Services
State officials say a data center switch failure was behind last week’s South Dakota government outage that shut down services for two days. The breakdown triggered a chain reaction across the state’s network, disrupting access to birth and death records, marriage licenses, and vehicle registrations.
