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How Reliable Is Your Power ?
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If you are a user of IT, telecoms or other software based equipment,
your system is at risk from data loss, hardware damage and downtime
caused by fluctuations in your electricity supply.
The facts speak for themselves:
28% of computer system breakdowns are caused by power failure.
(National Computing Centre survey)
A large number of companies who experience power problems take more
than
a day to recover from the disruption caused; 10% take more
than a week.
(National Computing Centre survey)
15% of companies that experience a computer 'disaster' lose over
£1 million.
20% lose between £250,000 and £1 million and more
than 33% lose between
£10,000 and £250,000. (PriceWaterhouse/BIS study)
90% of all companies that experience a computer 'disaster' and have no
survival plan go out of business within 18 months.
(PriceWaterhouse survey)
A recent survey of 450 leading companies showed that each organisation
suffered an average of nine computer failures per year. In each case, it took
an average of four hours to get the system back up and
running. (Fortune
1000/Find FVP)
It can take up to 48 hours to re-configure a multi-terminal or network system
following a power failure.
The re-inputting of data can take days, weeks or even months.
This presumes
that the user has access to the lost data which
is not always the case, e.g.
telephone bookings, automated billing
etc. In the case of design packages
where original thought processes
are involved, data may be lost forever.
Insurance cannot cover against the loss of goodwill, market share
and damage
to a company's reputation following a computer 'disaster'.
However, there is a solution to avoid the risks . . .
Uninterruptible Power Supplies can provide emergency power for your
system from their own rechargeable batteries immediately the electricity
supply is lost, thus preventing a loss of your supply. In the event of
a sustained power failure, the UPS will provide sufficient battery
power for your data to be saved and for the whole system to be shutdown
in a safe and orderly manner. Furthermore, UPSs can 'filter' the power
supply to your computer system, limiting the harmful effects of 'spikes'
and 'noise'.
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