60% of data centre outages could have been avoided
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.
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Casting light on emergency luminaire compliance
The FIA has recently released information on developments to the standards for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1.
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The five nine's of uptime
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?
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Modern UPS technologies contributes to lower energy expenditure for FM managers
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.
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Secondary power supplies for emergency evacuation lifts
UPS systems used to support emergency systems such as evacuation lifts must comply with BS EN 50171 regulation.
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Why installing the correct electrical infrastructure supports business growth
The phrase ‘electrical infrastructure’ often provokes thoughts of large projects that include megawatts of power for multi-national corporations.
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What constitutes a poor UPS environment?
When looking to invest in a new uninterruptible power supply naturally the focus is on the systems’ functional attributes such as battery autonomy, power factor, efficiency, reliability and the initial cost.
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Maximising battery efficiency in a UPS
Whether a VRLA or Lithium Ion composition, batteries are the fundamental components of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and so their failure could result in catastrophic consequences.
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Working in parallel
In the event of a power outage, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) provides critical power to protect business continuity. The reliability of which is largely dependent on the configuration of the UPS solution. In order to achieve a high level of reliability a degree of redundancy should be incorporated.
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