In the current age of information and technology, the safety of your data is more important than ever. In addition, the electrical system supporting your data is its lifeline and ultimately responsible for its security. It’s no wonder then that incorporating an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) into data storage systems is considered a good security strategy. The UPS is the most critical component in protecting the integrity of your data, regardless if it’s merely providing sufficient opportunity to close your PC, laptop or notebook securely, or if it is functioning as a stopgap measure by supplying power before a back-up generator takes over. A maintenance plan for your UPS provides that peace of mind. No matter what your industry is, your UPS must be taken care of by a maintenance plan.
A recent study conducted by The National Survey on Data Center Outages stated that the typical consequence of interruption was $1.7 million per year, costing $7,900 per minute, and these numbers are projected to grow rapidly. Despite the importance of a company’s equipment, most every organization in the study had at least one outage in the past two years, averaging 2.48 complete shutdowns over the two-year period, with an average duration of 107 minutes. The duration of the company outage correlates to lack of resources and planning, as only 37% of applicants agree there are ample resources to keep their data center fully functional if there is an unplanned outage.