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Develop a Standby Power Strategy
Protect critical assets by determining the right standby power solution for the enterprise.
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Your Challenge
- Many IT departments overlook best practices for standby power assessment and procurement, mistaking this critical infrastructure for a commodity-like purchase.
- IT must put the time and effort into current and future requirements gathering for critical components of the data center to ensure the system can meet the needs of the business.
- Without conducting proper requirements gathering organizations often undersize or oversize UPS requirements leading to insufficient capacity and significant cost overrun due to misalignment with business needs.
Our Advice
Critical Insight- Despite added system and electricity costs, on-line double conversion systems are best for business and industrial applications. Seek a UPS system that is modular and scalable to fit current and future needs.
- Standby power is a costly, but necessary investment. The average organization spends $705 per kVA. Gather requirements to right-size standby power for the enterprise and avoid unnecessary costs.
- Info-Tech finds a strong correlation between difficulty gaining management buy-in, and the number of unplanned outages experienced. This critical component should be an easy sell to the business, meaning IT must build a stronger business case.
- Organizations have gone beyond industry standards and discovered that they can get an additional 5 years on UPS, 2 years on batteries, and 7 years on generators when they implement routine maintenance and testing.
- Conduct requirements gathering and complete a detailed business impact analysis to identify the costs of downtime and gain management buy-in for this critical piece of infrastructure.
Get to Action
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Understand standby power
Identify and overcome common challenges associated with standby power.
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Identify standby power requirements
Right-size standby power equipment.
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Assess standby power options
Build the business case and choose the best solution for the business.
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Understand the market for standby power
Determine criteria for selecting standby power vendors.
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Implement standby power routine maintenance
Extend the useful life of standby power equipment.
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Building a data center is a complex and expensive challenge requiring specific design and engineering skills.
Building a data center is a complex and expensive challenge requiring specific design and engineering skills.
3. Take a Strategic Approach to Maximize the Benefits of Green IT
An ad-hoc approach to Green IT is leaving money on the table.
An ad-hoc approach to Green IT is leaving money on the table.
5. Develop a Standby Power Strategy
Protect critical assets by determining the right standby power solution for the enterprise.
Protect critical assets by determining the right standby power solution for the enterprise.
6. Vendor Landscape: Uninterruptible Power Supply
A steady market power flow, a steady market growth.
A steady market power flow, a steady market growth.
7. Vendor Landscape: Data Center Precision Cooling
Don't lose your cool; identify data center cooling vendors for the enterprise.
Don't lose your cool; identify data center cooling vendors for the enterprise.
8. Move a Data Center
Moving the data center is best described as a controlled disaster where minute-by-minute planning is critical to success.
Moving the data center is best described as a controlled disaster where minute-by-minute planning is critical to success.
9. Integrate Global Data Center Facilities
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Planning to take over the world? Successful integration of global infrastructure starts with people, process, and discovery.
10. Develop a Global Network Strategy
When the weight of the world is on your shoulders, don't leave it to chance, develop a strategy for the global network.
When the weight of the world is on your shoulders, don't leave it to chance, develop a strategy for the global network.
