The importance of having a UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply

UPS or an uninterruptible power supply is a device which immediately provides backup power during power failure.

A UPS is normally used for computers or other devices such as networking equipments. This will allow the users to save everything to avoid data loss and properly shut the computer down.

Having a UPS in a company is a must. Based from our experience, it is really a must to have a UPS for companies in order to prevent downtime. This is also used to prevent damages to equipment and devices especially with electricity fluctuations.

You can never be sure with those small fluctuations because sometimes, it could still affect your devices.

In the past, a single UPS was not enough to accommodate all IT equipment. Some routers were only plugged into a direct socket. There was this time that fluctuations were present once in a while. It becomes a big problem when the said routers need to reboot again because of the power failure. That also resulted to the delay of business operation.

Having a UPS in a company has become a non-negotiable business necessity. Emergency power depends on the size of the UPS and its current load. If you have a small UPS, it could give you 5 – 15 minutes backup power. If you want more minutes, we would recommend you to get a larger capacity UPS because it can accommodate more charge compared to a small size UPS. Whilst a UPS can come at a cost, it is an imperative investment for a company. 

In order to maximize the use of a UPS, connect only the important or critical pieces of equipment like servers and other related equipment. Don’t connect the devices which do not require immediate power or emergency power such as photo copiers and coffee machines! 

Some of you might ask if a UPS and a generator have the same features. The answer is No. A UPS differs from a generator because a UPS instantly provides emergency power during power failure. A generator only acts as a standby power which means that devices will still shut off for some time during a power failure and will only resume if the generator is already powered on.

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