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IBM Power Protection. Are you ready for when the lights go out? Safeguard your business with a power protection solution.

IBM can help protect your investment in valuable IT assets and mission-critical information through solid IT support products and services. We can provide the expertise needed to secure the best power protection solution for your company. The result? Instead of trying to turn your in-house staff into power protection professionals or project managers, let us handle the project. Whether it's a single UPS purchase or a detailed integrated multivendor solution using our full suite of capabilities, we can make it happen for you.

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Powerware protection as easy as 3-5-9

There are nine common types of power problems, shown in the table below.

The 3-5-9 concept clarifies what types of problems can be avoided with which solutions, and in which environment each solution is the most useful.

Series 3 for non-critical applications

A basic solution that protects non-critical hardware and data against three out of the nine power problems. These UPSs operate in standby mode


Power Failure

 

Power Sag

 

Power Surge

 

Series 5 for higher protection level

An intermediate solution for office environment and servers featuring good communication options. Operating in line-interactive mode, these UPSs provide protection from the five most common power problems.


Undervoltage

 

Overvoltage

 

Series 9 for full power protection of critical applications, day and night

These double-conversion UPSs with excellent connectivity and communication features provide full protection against all nine types of power problems. Most of them can run in parallel, thus providing 100-% uptime in the most critical of applications.


Switching transient

 

Line noise

 

Frequency variation

 

Harmonic Distortion

 

Benefits

Solutions for minimal-to-zero downtime

Capacity Planning - we work with you to analyze and evaluate your future power protection and environmental equipment and needs, taking into account anticipated growth.

System Design - we can design a complete system that includes equipment sizing, configuration, equipment coordination and elimination of single points of failure. The system designs can be anything from a single UPS to a complex system including parallel, redundant UPSs and engine generators, complex redundant power distribution systems and computer room air conditioners.

Sourcing and procurement - we have development strategic relationships with leading equipment manufacturers, thereby ensuring you the highest quality products available in the marketplace today. This means you can receive the right solution at a very competitive price

Installation - we provide complete power protection and environmental equipment installation services. This includes physical site planning, site fit-up, wiring and equipment postitioning, which may require riggers, equipment startup, testing and operational education of your team.

Critical power protection experience

IBM has 40 years of experience and offers power reliability/redundancy consulting; data center design/engineering; power and environmental systems commissioning; capacity planning/analysis; systems integration and installation services; a complete and diverse solutions set; and competitive solutions pricing and warranties.

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Please call: Dave Cosgrove


 
 

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