Get the Basics Right, Speak to EEC.

“Making the incorrect decision can potentially be extremely detrimental to the operation of a company, considering how reliant companies are on their IT infrastructure.”

Any company is severely crippled without their IT infrastructure and any IT infrastructure needs electricity to function. This is usually where the question of “who is responsible for the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)” comes into play. The logic is that when the power fails, the IT infrastructure fails with it, therefore the company’s IT representative should be responsible for the UPS.

However, the IT representative rarely has a background in electricity and power requirements. So when a UPS supplier throws about jargon like Volts, Amps, Active Power, Reactive Power and Power Factor, it might become somewhat overwhelming. At the same time, the IT representative is under pressure from management to come up with a cost-effective solution in a hurry. Many companies take advantage of such situations to make a quick Rand and could care less if what they are selling is actually the correct solution.

Making the incorrect decision can potentially be extremely detrimental to the operation of a company, considering how reliant companies are on their IT infrastructure. Leaving an important decision like a reliable and safe power supply up to the average IT representative is dangerous as well as unfair; we might liken it to asking a brain surgeon to do a heart transplant: both are doctors but each has a different specialization. At the same time, you would not ask the accountant to design and maintain your IT infrastructure; you leave that up to the specialized IT representative.

The person who should actually be making a decision on the type and size of UPS required is an Electrical Engineer. For the majority of firms, it doesn’t make sense to employ a full-time electrical engineer on staff, which is where companies like EEC come in. EEC has qualified engineers with a combined experience of more than 100 years in the UPS industry: their skills range from design to the manufacturing, installing and maintaining UPS systems.

Rudi Jäger, A Senior Consulting Engineer at EEC, has consulted on, designed, built and installed UPS system for the last 40 years which are still being used and sold across the globe.

EEC has the expertise to advise and help companies decide which option would suit them best, even taking into consideration parameters such as criticality of the system being backed up, as well as budget constraints.
So, the next time you are discussing optic fiber, virus protection, firewalls and back-up, keep in mind that none of the specs matter if you don’t have electricity. Get the basics right; speak to EEC.