Data centres are a quintessential part of the digital world, powering millions of messages, cloud-based application transactions, financial exchanges, search queries and AI inputs every second. Depended on by customers from global banks and government departments to small businesses, uninterrupted power is a non-negotiable for modern data centres. In this article, we will look at why backup generators and emergency power systems are essential for your data centre operations.
Data centres operate continuously, 24/7, throughout the year, managing vast volumes of critical data. Even brief power interruptions, lasting only seconds, can disrupt data transmission and processing. Such incidents may result in significant operational delays and financial losses for customers, with cascading effects across multiple interconnected systems and services. Backup generators are designed to initiate a sequence of switching activities to transfer the critical loads of a facility between the primary and secondary source of power.
Customers frequently depend on data centres for their own business continuity, and expect continuous uptime and availability; as a result, reliability on data centre providers is exceptionally high. An hour of downtime during peak periods can lead to significant financial losses for data centres and their customers, along with potentially lasting damage to their reputations. An efficient backup power system helps to provide continuity for your data centre and your customers’ businesses, maintaining data integrity and operations through power outages.
In the UK, operational credibility is closely tied to maintaining regulatory and legal compliance. Internationally recognised best practices such as ISO 27001, which focuses on Information Security Management Systems, create a framework for implementing and maintaining an emergency power backup system to preserve the integrity and availability of customer data. A bespoke data centre backup generator and supporting power system facilitates compliance with these regulatory standards and also helps increase trust within the sector as it expands.
Protect your data-sensitive infrastructure with a reliable and robust emergency power supply system tailored to the needs of your facility. To find out more and to discuss the benefits, please click here to get in touch with the team at APE today.
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