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As with any major technological advancement, the introduction of 5G is one that has been met with hype, speculation and hypercritics.

Over the years UPS designers have come up with ways to harness maximum power capacity with redundancy in a finite space.

Sizing, location, features and cost are all an important part of getting a UPS fit for purpose.

On Friday 9th August the UK power grid failed. Nationwide power cuts were reported, affecting over one million people.

We have all seen the direct impact of climate change, not only is it causing extreme temperatures across the globe, it is also increasing the frequency of heavy down pours causing localised flooding and electrical storms, causing power outages.

One of the biggest concerns faced by data centre owners is unplanned downtime. Findings from the Ninth Annual Uptime Institute Data Centre Survey highlighted that power loss was still causing significant problems within the industry.

The FIA has recently released information on developments to the standards for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1.

Hosting agreements have started featuring a demand for 100% of uptime. The reality of this is something debated by many data centre owners and clients. How is uptime measured and more importantly, how can maximum uptime be achieved?

Energy consumption remains a hot topic across all business sectors and features high on the government agenda. Earlier this year the European Commission funded a project called Horizon 2020, which was established with the principle aim to promote greater efficiency in data centres and IT facilities.