Power Protection FEATURED ARTICLE

While technology has brought a ton of advancement in the business world, there is one area that has actually become a bit more susceptible to catastrophic failure than in the past. Companies are moving away from keeping their files in massive cabinets that are so loaded with paper, entire forests weep at the mere thought. Most companies are storing their data in digital databases which make them easier to access from anywhere while taking up less physical space. The problem comes when a place holding one of these databases loses power in the middle of the workday.

Most of the time, these power outages are well beyond a company’s control. Such was the case with a recent outage that affected Sydney, Australia, last week. The outage cut electricity to more than 30,000 homes and businesses for about five hours last Thursday, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

So what caused this particular outage? Authorities have confirmed that a construction crew accidentally dug into a power line. While some people were able to get power back relatively soon, others were left without it for most of the day. If your company had been one that was left in the dark for hours, it might have meant hundreds or even thousands of dollars in lost revenues. Even worse is that some companies that are working with high tech equipment can still find that they actually lose data when they also lose power.

There are devices and systems out there that can keep your company from being caught up in this kind of a problem. Minuteman is one company that allows you to have onsite power protection and backup. That means that companies have a way to avoid real disaster if something goes wrong. That allows firms to have the peace of mind that they have prepared as well as they can for all eventualities. That gives them a leg up in the business community.