How To Protect Datacenters
2:54 PM EDT Wed. Sep. 08, 1999
* How to assess the vulnerability of data centers.
* The seven points in a power management solution for data centers.
* How to incorporate performance as part of your assessment.
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Power Workshop is presented by American Power Conversion, winner of VARBusiness' 1999 Annual Peripherals Excellence Award for Best UPS Product And Pricing. -- Editor
The datacenter, whether driven by PC LANs, minicomputers or mainframes, demands the most reliable, uncompromising power protection available. When a blackout hits, you don't want to be worrying about the UPS. Even if you're spared the trial of a total blackout, the most deadly problems are those you don't even see: power surges carried directly into systems on network, serial and telephone lines.
Studies have shown that leaving a datacenter without effective and comprehensive protection can be economic suicide. Many businesses that experience a datacenter outage never recover, and those that do, lose business, market share and their reputations.
For effective protection, look for performance above and beyond the basic "battery in a box." Modern datacenters demand active power management.
Today's solution should not only protect against the inevitable, it should also anticipate problems. Users should operate without interruption while you remedy the root cause of the trouble. The only one who ever knows the network stared down a disaster should be you or the on-site IT manager. In order to accomplish this full complement of network user benefits, datacenter power protection and power management solution should incorporate several key benefits:
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Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion is a leading provider of global, end-to-end power protection products and services, which include surge suppressors, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power conditioning equipment, related software, and professional and consulting services for Nonstop Networking. APC is headquartered at 132 Fairgrounds Road, West Kingston, RI 02892, 1-800-877-4080.
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