 I was working in a school today and we had two power outages lasting about 5 minutes each. This meant resetting the server, the network switches and ensuing that the wireless devices were all up and running.
I am recommending that the school invests in an Uniteruptable Power Supply (UPS) device for the server and maybe even the admin machines.
Here are my top reasons for buying a UPS device:
- 90% of all companies that experience a computer "disaster" and have no survival plan, go out of business within 18 months. (Source: Price Waterhouse).
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28% of all computer system breakdowns are caused by power failures (Source: National Computing Center)
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A recent survey of 450 leading companies showed that on average they suffer from 6 computer failures a year. This means loss of productivity whilst replacement systems are installed.
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The re-inputting of data that was lost when the power went can take days, weeks, or even months. Sometimes data is lost forever.
- According to IBM, other issues could include:
- Loss of business/customers
- Cash flow problems
- Inability to run payroll
- Loss of operational data
- Loss of customer account management
- Loss of goodwill
- Deterioration of customer service
- Backlog of work
- Loss of production
- Financial loss
- Loss of financial control
A UPS device can be bought from around #50. Here is one we recommend from Amazon: APC SC620I Smart-UPS 620VA 390W
With snow, wind and general bad weather on its way - now is the time to buy before disaster strikes!
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