Gregory Ratcliff, Director of Life Cycle Management Services
Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services

When striving to achieve consistent and efficient operation, the UPS system is critical to data center emergency power systems.  While tests and assessments are often completed to safeguard these systems, a UPS is only as reliable as the batteries that support it. In fact, recent Emerson Network Power research on critical infrastructure shows that nearly 37 percent of down units are due to battery failure. Read more about Understanding Battery Lifespan to Avoid Data Center Downtime …

Gregory Ratcliff, Director of Life Cycle Management Services
Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services

Batteries may be the most “low-tech” components supporting today’s mission critical data centers, but battery-related failures account for more than one-third of all UPS system failures over the life of the equipment. Since the continuity of critical systems during a power outage typically is dependent on a data center’s power equipment, comprised of UPS and their respective battery backups, it could be argued that batteries are one of the most important components of the data center. Read more about UPS Battery Failure and the Impact of Downtime …