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A SOLUTIONS BASED APPROACH
to UPS Investment W
ith the ‘Brexit’ referendum now imminent, the global stock
markets are ever more volatile and big questions are still looming over the state of the UK economy, causing a rise in financial uncertainty among some business stake holders. Recent UK withdrawals of renewable
energy subsidies will also impact the economic landscape and result in higher energy bills. This is of particular concern to businesses wanting to map out long term strategies. These uncertainties are making it
difficult to clearly establish true values of total cost of ownership (TCO). Defining the TCO for a capital investment must take into consideration all environmental market factors but, with very few reassurances from the government on the energy climate, considerable caution is being taken. Power Control (PCL) knows only too
well about how the cloudy outlook of the country’s energy future can impact businesses. Commenting on this subject, PCL’s managing director Mark Trolley said: “We have noticed a significant shift in client’s buying behaviours over recent years. It has become very apparent that owners are having to account for more complex physical environments, in terms of sophisticated data storage, and they must consider the long term financial impacts of their investments”. Data centres have become multifaceted
facilities, providing critical power protection against any load disturbances. With the evident increase in the number of power cuts, businesses cannot afford to be flippant when it comes to protecting their data. When it comes to selecting the right
UPS it is essential that resilience remains a top priority. However, the industry
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Businesses must remain vigilant when it comes to capital investment
cannot shy away from its responsibilities when it comes to operating efficiency. After all, efficiency does have a visible impact on TCO. Forward thinking UPS manufacturers pre-empted the industry’s latest demands for ultimate resilience without compromising efficiency and have presented technologies that resonate with both. Choosing which technology is best for a
business can be difficult. It is easy to argue the pros and cons of technologies but this does not make the selection process any more straight forward. For example, solid state UPS systems have been the root of power protection for many years and although at one time their efficiencies were poor, advances in technology now mean these models boast ultra-high efficiencies combined with unfailing power protection. The Borri three phase range of solid state UPS, for instance, are able to achieve over 98 per cent efficiency. The combined reliability and resilience
Power Control (PCL) knows only too well how the cloudy outlook of the country’s energy future can impact businesses
of solid state UPS leaves many with the opinion that they have absolute power protection against data loss with these systems in operation. One of the major drawbacks to their modular rivals however, is their slightly more complex installation process, which is unavoidable due to the size of the equipment and sophisticated network of cables. General maintenance on solid state UPS systems can also be more convoluted. These somewhat minor shortcomings can be easily managed with a highly experienced solutions partner such as PCL. In recent years the term modular has been making big waves in the UPS industry and offer a flexible and scalable approach when it comes to UPS investment. Modular UPS systems also present reduced operating costs and
easier overall maintenance. Engineering works can be quickly undertaken, especially with solutions such as the Huawei UPS5000-E series, which integrates hot swappable power, bypass, control and monitor modules, allowing them to be removed or replaced without disturbance to the load. This in turn can mean a more reliable power supply. In addition, the modular approach
offers a smaller footprint, greater flexibility, easy manageability and greater availability and scalability throughout its operational life. Modular UPS allow for redundancy with spare modules, therefore it is important to make sure that the system is prudently monitored and that there are spare modules at all times. If all modules are in use, the redundancy will be lost and this would leave no capacity for backup modules. This simplistic view of the protective nature of modular UPS would make many question how resilient a modular solution can be and if it is worth the risk. However, it is important to remember that UPS manufacturers such as Huawei and Borri design, develop and manufacture power protection solutions to do exactly that – deliver reliable resilience. Other features such as efficiency, operational performance and flexibility are all additional benefits to investing in edge technology. PCL urge businesses to approach UPS
investment judiciously, by looking at the complete power protection landscape, environmental factors and physical infrastructure. This will deliver a solution that is exactly what a business needs, now and in the future.
Power Control (PCL)
www.pcl-ups.com
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