You rely on your #UninterruptiblePowerSupply (UPS) to safeguard sensitive electronic systems and to protect business processes in the event of a power outage ― but connecting #CriticalEquipment to a backup power supply is just the first step to a complete power management strategy. To help ensure ongoing reliability, maintain business continuity, and detect potential issues before they turn into expensive problems, many organizations also deploy power monitoring software.
Doing so places vital information into the hands of IT administrators and company decision-makers ― giving them the data they need to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and bolster overall system resilience.
While the primary purpose of a #UPSsystem is to provide a reliable source of power to critical equipment during power failures or fluctuations in the electricity supply, power monitoring is a tool that keeps a watchful eye on the health of the UPS, as well as affords other business advantages.
To begin with, monitoring ensures that the #UPS is functioning correctly and will be ready to provide uninterrupted power when needed, thus maintaining the availability of essential systems. Many solutions enable UPSs to be remotely monitored and managed, which is particularly valuable for geographically dispersed sites, as well as environments where IT staff may not be present, such as retail locations.
Monitoring is key to detecting potential problems or failures early. With the ability to send alerts and notifications to administrators or IT personnel when certain thresholds are breached or when issues are detected, these solutions facilitate timely response and resolution. They are also instrumental in enabling proactive maintenance and reducing the risk of sudden UPS failures, preventing downtime and its associated costs. Even more, by monitoring the health of a UPS’s batteries, organizations can identify when batteries are approaching the end of their useful lifespan and replace them before they degrade to a point where they can no longer provide sufficient backup power.
In addition, monitoring can deliver insight into the energy usage and efficiency of a UPS unit, which can help to optimize power consumption and energy management, while potentially reducing operating costs.
Various solutions oversee different critical aspects of a facility or #DataCenter, such as infrastructure monitoring, server monitoring, applications monitoring, environmental monitoring, and uptime monitoring. Some advanced monitoring solutions provide the ability to analyze data trends and predict when components might fail, which can aid in establishing scheduled maintenance and minimize unplanned downtime.
Assessing this type of data from monitoring solutions can also be instrumental in assisting companies with long-term planning for equipment replacement and infrastructure upgrades.
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