Daniel Taylor

By their nature, edge data centres can be in remote locations away from your core IT system. This makes remote monitoring essential to manage the uptime and efficiency of systems – particularly for critical

There are several essential requirements when it comes to designing data centres: power, cooling and network connectivity. It’s vital to ensure that your power supply is stable and sufficient and will

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Data centres and networking are at the heart of the modern university. Effective IT planning and wise investment in infrastructure can help universities to address many of the challenges they face. Adopting an edge-based approach means many institutions can deliver better services to students and staff, helping them to stay ahead of the global competition.

The challenges faced by higher education

The global nature of today's higher education (HE) market puts pressure on institutions to deliver an even better working environment for their staff and students. The rise of Big Data and High Process Computing across all fields of research are increasing the demands on creaking IT infrastructure. There are also physical challenges such as space constraints and energy efficiency

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The manufacturing sector is getting more and more competitive, requiring factories to be working 24/7. This means any downtime can be devastating for hitting targets and meeting demand. Lots of factories fail to have backup power in place, but many more lack sufficient backups for if a power failure happens. This can be down to a wide variety of reasons, from budgetary constraints to lack of understanding of what will be required when the power goes out. For many businesses, the simple fact that it has never happened means the risk doesn't exist. However, power cuts are becoming more and more common. An increasing demand, combined with ageing infrastructure has lead to a power deficit. It is more important than ever to have a backup power solution in place for your manufacturing plant than ever before. It is no good having your data centre running if your production line grinds to a halt. No matter what type of facility you are managing a thorough plan should be in place to deal with power outages of all types - from a matter of seconds to hours or days. If you have yet to plan for a power failure, here are a few tips you may want to consider:

1. To begin with, you need a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) or group of UPSs (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) capable of supporting the whole load long enough for it to be safely turned off, rather than the production line abruptly stopping as soon as the power goes out. This will not only protect the equipment from damage but will also ensure the integrity of any product that does have to be completed in a single run of production.
2. Once short-term disruptions have been mitigated, you should look to solving longer power cuts. A generator specified to your power requirements should be sourced. This will allow you to run your facility regardless of the of the length of the power cut, avoiding downtime altogether.
3. The often forgotten, but no less important step of backup power is maintenance and system monitoring. There is no point in having all these systems in place if they fail when you need them. A maintenance

UPS Systems have been supplying backup power solutions for over 25 years and can propose a solution regardless of the size of your requirement. If you have any questions or queries, please contact us. We can supply small UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) to support a home office, to a larger UPS to keep the central server running or a diesel generator to manufacturing equipment.  

UPS Systems plc supply a wide range of uninterruptible power supplies including those from Riello UPS and Eaton

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With a cold snap and a massive wave of snow engulfing the country last week, power cuts were running rampant. When bad weather hits power lines are often the first things to be affected. As the roads become impassable quick repairs become impossible. The Beast from the East and Storm Emma have been responsible for countless hours of downtime as well as business closures. You can read about the power cuts and our disruptions here. Without power, businesses can no longer operate and the downtime can be seriously costly to the business. The lost of income forcing staff

You may be looking at a UPS system to protect you from a power failure but did you realise this is only 1 of 9 different power problems that can bring your business to a halt.

1. Power Sags - That flicker of lights, that's a power sag and that's caused by the business down the road turning on that heavy bit of industrial kit. This can cause data errors, memory loss and equipment shutdowns. Most people think that changing a lightbulb will resolve that flickering light, but a UPS system will do that for you.
2. Power Surge - What happens when the people down the road turn off that big heavy equipment, even though this is the opposite of a power sag it can cause the same problems, including data errors, memory loss and equipment shutdowns.
3. Undervoltage - Is when the voltage is under what it should be. Basically, this is a stead lower voltage state right across the national grid. What this can mean to you are data loss, data corruption and premature hardware failure. You may think a power surge protector is an answer, but in fact, a UPS can cover you for this and for power failure.
4. Overvoltage - This is when there is a rapid increase of up to 6000 volts to