What Level of Power Protection Do You Require?
When assessing power protection requirements, business
electronics users need to be aware of the multiple solutions available from
APC. Within large organizations, the degree of power protection can differ
widely. Departments and specific locations within facilities should be
evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Too little protection in one department could lead to
disaster. Mismatching the power protection technology to the need in another
department could lead to unnecessary overspending. APC offers flexible
solutions for many environments. Following is a roadmap outlining the major
levels of power protection solutions available from APC
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LEVEL 1: Simple Surge Protection for Hardware
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Within every desktop, laptop or server,
sensitive electronics such as modems, motherboards, communications cards, and
hard drives wait for disaster to happen. APC surge protectors have a lifetime
warranty. When they sacrifice their lives to save a computer, your customer
automatically gets a replacement unit, FREE of charge.
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LEVEL 2: Filtering “Dirty” Power
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Power coming in from the outside can be very
unstable and increase the threat of early equipment breakdown. Installing an
APC UPS will eliminate the impact of intermittent loss of power. Filtering the
power supply of spikes, surges and sags will extend the life of the sensitive
electronic components within your customers’ computer systems.
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LEVEL 3: Protection from Power Outages of Less than 5
Seconds
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Even a power loss of just a few seconds can
lead to hours of costly recovery time. In just one server, a 3-second power hit
can mean lost data and a 1/2-hour or more of recovery time. Battery backup
solutions from APC can make these momentary power blips invisible to the user
and save operations staff from the inconvenience of having to stop what they’re
doing in order to address the latest power problem.
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LEVEL 4: Using the Intelligence of the UPS to Perform Safe
Shutdown and Remote Reboot During Major Outages
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APC UPSs can play an important role in
allowing network administrators to maintain uptime in remote offices despite
the fact that no personnel in these offices are available to power up and power
down systems as required.
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LEVEL 5: Implementing Redundant UPSs for Critical Systems
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APC solutions, including the Symmetra®
Power Array® and InfraStruXure™ availability architecture, provide
elegant solutions to customers who seek the peace of mind of redundant UPS
systems. APC units configured in redundant mode can help eliminate the weak
link of a substandard and unpredictable power supply.
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LEVEL 6: Enterprise-Wide 99.999 Percent Uptime
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The corporate power infrastructure includes
access to the local utility, the power delivery mechanisms within an office
building, the flow of power to departments and offices (both local and remote),
and finally (and most importantly) the power flow to critical information
systems. Power problems can crop up in a multitude of places where data is
created, transmitted or stored. Customers today have neither the time nor the
proper resources to address the power protection elements of their information
delivery systems.
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