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ALSO CALLED: Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Uninterruptible Power Supply, and Uninterruptable Power Supply
DEFINITION: An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a device that allows your computer to keep running for at least a short time when the primary power source is lost. It also provides protection from power surges. A UPS contains a battery that "kicks in" when the device senses a loss of power from the primary source. If you are using the computer when the UPS notifies you of the power loss, you  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on UPS
Power Basics for IT Professionals
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 11 Jun 2008 | Published: 10 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: In the next decade, power, with its attendant heating, cooling, cost, reliability and dependability issues, will be the greatest challenge for the vast majority of data center operations. IT professionals attempting to deal with...

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Building, Planning & Operating the Next Generation Data Center
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 11 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: IDC believes that a true datacenter transformation is taking place and that IT organizations will continue to consolidate the number of sites and number of supported systems and will increasingly place greater emphasis on energy efficiency. This will c...

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An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: This paper provides an example of an improved architecture that incorporates high-efficiency power and cooling equipment, combined with configuration and operation strategies that optimize efficiency.

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Site and Facilities Services from IBM - Success Stories: A Guide to Client References
sponsored by IBM
PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 19 May 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: As energy costs rise, so does the demand to reduce data center costs. In this white paper, you'll learn about IBM® Project Big Green's five-step approach to increasing your data center's energy efficiency.

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Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Datacenters
sponsored by Continental Resources
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Apr 2008 | Published: 16 Feb 2007
SUMMARY: In this paper, The Green Grid™ provides a framework for improving the energy efficiency of both new and existing datacenters.

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A Quantitative Comparison of High Efficiency AC Vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 06 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This paper presents a detailed quantitative efficiency comparison between the most efficient DC and AC power distribution methods, including an analysis of the effects of power distribution efficiency.

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Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Data Centers
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 04 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper describes the types of PM services that can help safeguard the uptime of data centers and IT equipment rooms.

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Energy-Efficient Performance for the Data Center
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2006
SUMMARY: Learn how to meet the demand for higher computing capacity without adding servers to the data center. This white paper discusses how virtualization can provide high performance, energy efficiency, and lower operational costs in the IT infrastru...

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Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Feb 2005
SUMMARY: Protecting computer systems with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware is part of a total solution, but power management software is also necessary to prevent data corruption after extended power outages.

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UPS DEFINITION (continued): … An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a device that allows your computer to keep running for at least a short time when the primary power source is lost. It also provides protection from power surges. A UPS contains a battery that "kicks in" when the device senses a loss of power from the primary source. If you are using the computer when the UPS notifies you of the power loss, you have time to save any data you are working on and exit gracefully before the secondary power source (the battery) runs out. When all power runs out, any data in your computer's random access memory (RAM) is erased. When power surges occur, a UPS intercepts the surge so that it doesn't damage your computer.

Software is available that automatically backs up (saves) any data that is being worked on when the UPS becomes activated.
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