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Understanding high-availability power: it's not just about the nines.

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| August 01, 2002 | Mannion, Art | COPYRIGHT 2002 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The California energy crisis has served as a dramatic wake-up call for energy dependent-businesses in the Golden State and across the nation. With companies scrambling to install everything from battery back-up systems to massive diesel generators and banks of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices, energy availability has clearly become a business priority.

Many companies are coming to learn that protecting against power failure is surprisingly complex. Simply installing new energy technologies fails to address some of the most significant issues behind improving power supply uptime. For instance:

* What does power availability really mean?

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