Power Protection FEATURED ARTICLE

Disaster can strike at any time. But sometimes disasters look a lot less like Hurricane Katrina, and a lot more like business as usual.

That’s because not all electricity is created equal. While many people treat electrical output as all the same -- even IT pros who should know better -- the truth is that the power most businesses get is something less than consistent. There are spikes, there are surges, there are sags. Unless the electricity being fed into the business is proactively monitored, most of this variation goes unnoticed.

But often, these subtle variations in electrical output are the unseen disasters. They can signal the difference between a properly performing piece of equipment and one that doesn’t live up to its bill. The real disasters often look like just another day at the office.

That’s why any business with mission-critical servers or sensitive electrical equipment should look into the new EnterprisePlus LCD Line Interactive Uninterruptible Power Supply that was just released by Minuteman Power.

The EnterprisePlus LCD Line Interactive UPS is not just a big battery that keeps equipment running when the power goes out, which in itself is vital for sensitive electrical equipment in the face of a storm or natural disaster. It also has true sine wave electrical output, ensuring that the variations in electricity don’t make it from the wall outlet to equipment that’s not ready for imperfect electricity.

Effectively serving two roles, one as backup power and the other as a line conditioner, the EnterprisePlus LCD Line Interactive UPS takes power coming into the building and adjusts it so what actually reaches sensitive equipment is perfectly clean, perfectly normal power. No matter what power is doing, the new EnterprisePlus LCD Line Interactive UPS will clean it up and make sure that IT equipment is not affected by the electrical issues.

The EnterprisePlus LCD Line Interactive UPS comes in a range of battery sizes depending on the needs of a business, and it features an LCD status display that shows load and battery meters, power status, runtime, error codes and unit status.

The units come with a three-year warranty (including battery) and are RoHS 2 compliant on all models and Energy Star certified on select models. It is able to be installed in rack, tower and wall-mount installations, includes free SentryPlus software, and has independent battery pack chargers. It also has concurrent communications via RS-232, USB and optional SNMP card.