If you’re on a tight IT budget and need to justify purchasing UPS systems, here’s some information you might be interested in. Power outages and server lockups are common and costly occurrences in network environments. UPS systems with installed power management software pay for themselves by supporting servers, routers, hubs and other rack equipment through just one power outage or eliminating just one service call.
Eliminate Revenue Loss Due to Downtime
Save tens of thousands of dollars per year in potential revenue loss.
Example: servers in a rack cabinet
| Power outages per year: | 24 outages/year |
| Downtime per power outage: | x 2 hours/year |
| Downtime per year: | = 48 hours/year |
| Revenue loss per hour of downtime: | x $50/hour |
| Total yearly revenue loss per server: | = $2,400 |
| Installation size: | x 10 servers |
| Total yearly revenue loss per installation: | = $24,000/installation |
Eliminate Revenue Loss Due to Service Costs
Save thousands of dollars per year in potential service costs.
Example: remote rack cabinet
| Service lockup per year: | 5 – 10 lockups/year |
| Cost of service call: | x $150/call |
| Total yearly service costs per server: | = $750 – $1,500/server |
| Installation size: | x 10 servers |
| Total yearly service costs per installation: | = $7,500 – $15,000/installation |
