Protect Your Computers from a Power Surge A power outage or surge can have an overwhelming impact on your computer. They occur more often than we would like and can cause serious damage to hardware, loss of data and downtime. Power disturbances cannot be eradicated but the damage they cause to your network can be prevented with the use of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). A UPS guards your hardware and data from power surges, blackouts and brownouts. How does a UPS work? A UPS contains a battery that will "kick in" when it senses a loss of power from the primary source. Protect your hardware If your infrastructure ever experiences a power surge, your server and workstation hardware may be damaged. A UPS absorbs the extra voltage from a power surge, making sure that the power entering your network remains at a constant level at all times. A UPS will also provide a power boost to compensate when a brownout occurs making sure your systems are able to continue operating. Protect your data If a blackout occurs while your computer is on, all data that has not been saved can be lost. A UPS will protect you against these events by providing your computer system with temporary back up power, giving you and your system plenty of time to save data and shut down properly. Power surges and outages are one of the main causes of data loss. Implementing back up procedures is important, but back ups need to be checked occasionally to make sure data is being stored properly. Ensuring your hard drive is not damaged through power surges is more efficient than restoring from a back up drive when there is a failure. Once installed a UPS will guard your network and business from the large costs of data loss and downtime. Haven't set up a UPS yet? No problem! To discuss how we can set up a UPS on your computer systems and prevent the problems and costs that power surges and outages cause to your business call us on 9870 7777. Coral Computers can design and host your web site. Call us on (02) 9870 7777 for more information. |
A blackout is a circumstance where your business has no main power whatsoever. A UPS will protect you against these events by providing your network with grade power back up, giving your system plenty of time to save data and shut down correctly. Brownouts occur when the power voltage drops drastically due to the electrical communications becoming congested. A UPS will provide a power boost to compensate for this power loss, making sure your systems are able to continue operating. Power
surges are probably the most damaging of all, power surges or spikes
occur when high levels of voltage enter your network. A power surge
will damage hardware a UPS absorbs this extra voltage and making
sure that the power entering your network remains at a constant
level at all times.
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