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News Release from: Uninterruptible Power Supplies | Subject: Need for UPS
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2006
Would your business survive a hard
winter?
While most large computer users are aware of the need for UPS and standby generator protection for critical applications, many SMEs are still taking a risk.
Further hard weather forecast for this winter could catch out many IT users, in the opinion of David Bond, managing director of Uninterruptible Power Supplies Limited "While most large computer users are aware of the need for UPS and standby generator protection for critical applications, many SMEs are still taking a risk", he comments
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 18 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We believe that over half of businesses in the UK are not adequately protected, and they are taking a gamble against the backdrop of diminishing confidence in the reliability of the National Grid".
In 2004, a BBC 2 documentary warned that power failures would become more commonplace as the National Grid failed to cope with the increasing demand for power.
Furthermore, based on comparisons of autumnal sea temperatures with those measured ahead of previous harsh winters, fears have been aired that Europe will experience severe weather during the coming months.
In a warning to businesses, the UK Government has confirmed that if energy supplies prove inadequate, priority will be given to supplying homes rather than industry.
"Whether or not the forecasters are proved correct over the next few months, expert opinion says that Britain is facing a shortfall in energy supply in the near future, and plans to fill the gap are not well advanced".
"It can be safely assumed that virtually all businesses in the UK rely to a large extent on computer system availability for continuity of their operations.
In particular, the increasing popularity of on-line transactions necessitates round-the-clock availability.
"For most businesses, the price of a UPS and/or a standby generator is negligible in comparison with the cost of computer downtime or data loss".
Uninterruptible Power Supplies is the UK's leading independent provider of UPS and power protection solutions.
With a range of products supplying output powers from 1kVA to 3MVA+, the company can support IT installations of any size, and backs its technologically-advanced UPS with comprehensive pre-sales and maintenance support.
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